Question

A truck can be rented from Company A for $130 a day plus $0.50 per mile. Company B charges $50 a day plus $0.70 per mile to rent the same truck. How many miles

must be driven in a day to make the rental cost for Company A a better deal than Company B's?
For Company A to have a better deal, the truck must be driven more than miles per day

Answer 1

The charges of both companies will be same if truck is driven 200 miles per day

Company A will have better deal if truck is driven more than 200 miles per day ( because per mile rate of company A is less than company B

Explanation:

Let the truck is driven X miles per day

Charges of company A will be = 90+0.4X

Charges of company B will be =30+0.7X

Let us find out value of X when charges of both companies are same

which means that 90+0.4 X= 30+0.7X

90-30 = 0.7X-0.4X

60 = 0.3X

60/0.3 = X

X= 200

Answer 2

200 miles

Explanation:

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