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Amy’s Rental Car charges an initial fee of $50 plus an additional $35 per day to rent a car. Joe’s

Rental Car charges $70 plus an additional $25 per day. For what number of days is the total cost charged by the companies the same?

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Answer:

2 days!

Explanation:

So, we have 50 + 35x = 70 + 25x.

Solving, we obtain 10x = 20, so x = 2.

Your answer is 2 days.

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