Answer:it will take 1850 miles
Explanation:
Let x represent the number of miles in a day at which the rental costs for a company A and Company B same.
Let y represent the total cost of renting the truck for x miles with company A.
Let z represent the total cost of renting the truck for x miles with company A.
Company A charges $420 a day Plus $.30 per mile. This means that
y = 420 + 0.3x
Company B charges $50 a day plus $.50 per mile to rent the same truck. This means that
z = 50 + 0.5x
To determine the number of miles in a day at which the rental costs for a company A and Company B same, we will equate y to z. It becomes
420 + 0.3x = 50 + 0.5x
0.5x - 0.3x = 420 - 50
0.2x = 370
x = 370/0.2 = 1850 miles