Question

Antoine is renting a car for a day to drive to his sister's college and back. He estimates that the college is about 60 miles away. Low Price Rentals charges a $49 rental fee plus $0.16 per mile driven. Easy Rental charges a $25 fee plus $0.50 per mile.

Compare the two rental options.


Which company offers a better deal? How do you know?


Select the option that correctly answers both questions.




Responses




Easy Rental, because it will charge $55.00 for the trip, while Low Price Rentals will charge $58.60 (wrong answer)






Easy Rental, because it will charge $34.60 for the trip, while Low Price Rentals will charge $79.00






Low Price Rentals, because it will charge $68.20 for the trip, while Easy Rental will charge $85.00






Low Price Rentals, because it will charge $44.20 for the trip, while Easy Rental will charge $109.00

Answer 1

(c) Low Price Rentals, because it will charge $68.20 for the trip, while Easy Rental will charge $85.00.

Explanation:

You want to compare two car rental options for a 120-mile trip. Low Price charges $49 and $0.16 per mile; Easy charges $25 and $0.50 per mile.

Graph

We find it convenient to use a graphing calculator to plot the rental charges versus mileage. We find the charges to be ...

• Low Price Rentals: $68.20 . . . . better deal (lower price)
• Easy Rental: $85.00

Calculator

You can also evaluate the charges by adding the fixed fee to the mileage cost for each option, as in the second attachment.