Question

ScenarioMeagan will be using a moving truck to move her belongings to another location. She is trying todecide whether to rent Truck A or Truck B:Option 1: Truck A offers a flat fee of $35 and $0.45 per mile.• Option 2: Truck B offers a flat fee of $40 and $0.25 per mileAnswer the following questions:

Answer 1

Given

Distance needs to drive the truck = 15 miles

Option 1: Truck A offers a flat fee of $35 and $0.45 per mile.

Option 2: Truck B offers a flat fee of $40 and $0.25 per mile.

Find

a) Cost of using truck A

b) Cost of using truck B

c) Which Company offers the best deal at this mileage

Step-by-step explanation

Let number of miles driven = x

then the linear equation that gives the cost of renting the truck A is

Cost = $35 + $0.45(x)

linear equation that gives the cost of renting the truck B is

Cost = $40 + $0.25(x)

If the truck is driven 15 miles , that is x = 15 miles , then

cost of using truck A =

`\begin{gathered} 35+0.45(15) \\ 41.75 \end{gathered}`

and cost of using truck B =

`\begin{gathered} 40+0.25(15) \\ 43.75 \end{gathered}`

Final Answer

a) cost of using truck A = $ 41.75

b) cost of using truck B = $ 43.75

c) Truck A offers the best deal at this mileage