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Company A charges ​$70.50 and 18 cents per mile. Company B charges $30.50 and 11 cents per mile. How much more does company A charge for x miles than company B?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of miles with either company A or company B.

Company A charges ​$70.50 and 18 cents per mile. Converting 18 cents to dollars, it becomes

18/100 = $0.18

Total cost of x miles with company A would be

0.18x + 70.50

Company B charges $30.50 and 11 cents per mile. Converting 11 cents to dollars, it becomes

11/100 = $0.11

Total cost of x miles with company B would be

0.11x + 30.50

For the amount that company A charges more than company B, it becomes

0.18x + 70.50 - 0.11x + 30.50

0.18x - 0.11x + 70.5 - 30.5

0.07x + 40

Company A charges 0.07x + 40 more than company B

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