Question

A truck can be rented from Company A for $120 a day plus $0.80 per mile. Company B charges $50 a day plus $0.90 per mile to rent the same truck. Find the number of miles in a day at which the rental costs for Company A and Company B are the same.​

Answer 1

700 miles driven in a day

Explanation:

Create an equation to represent the situation, where x is the number of miles.

0.8x + 120 = 0.9x + 50

Solve for x:

120 = 0.1x + 50

70 = 0.1x

700 = x

So, the rental costs will be the same at 700 miles driven in a day.