Question

A Hertz Rent-a Car is a car agency charges $40 for one day plus $0.10 per mile to rent a full size car. Enterprise Rent-A-Car charges $18 for one day plus $0.20 cents per mile to rent the same car. How many miles could you drive in one day that would result in the final bill to be the same from both companies?

Answer 1

Answer: 220 miles

Explanation:

Let's write the equations for each case:

A Hertz Rent-a Car:

Charges a fixed amount of $40, plus a $0.10 per mile.

Then if you drive x miles, we get a total cost of:

C(x) = $40 + $0.10*x

Enterprise Rent-A-Car:

Chares a fixed amount of $18 plus $0.20 per mile, so if you drive x miles, the cost is:

K(x) = $18 + $0.20*x

Now, we want to find how many miles you can drive such that you would pay the same in both companies.

Then we need to find x such that:

C(x) = K(x)

$40 + $0.10*x = $18 + $0.20*x

Let's solve this for x.

$40 - $18 = $0.20*x - $0.10*x

$22 = ($0.20 - $0.10)*x

$22 = $0.10*x

$22/$0.10 = x

220 = x

So if you drive exactly 220 miles, you would pay the same in both companies.