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Tow company A charges $15 for a pick up and $.50 per mile. Tow company B charges $10 for a pick up and $.75 per mile, where y is the total cost and x is the number of miles. After how many miles will the
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Tow company A charges $15 for a pick up and $.50 per mile. Tow company B charges $10 for a pick up and $.75 per mile, where y is the total cost and x is the number of miles. After how many miles will the cost be the same for both companies?

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If tow company A is y=.50x + 15 and tow company B is y= .75x + 10, then x would need to equal 20 for both companies would be $25
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