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keenan's rental company charged an initial fee of $18.70 plus an additional $32.20 per day to rent jooghs. hannah's rental company charges an initial fee of $41.95 plus an additional fee of $29.40 per day. keenan wants to know the number of days it will take for the total cost charged by the companies to be the same.

write an equation to represent situation. use 'x' as the variable.

find the number of days. provide an answer accurate to the nearest day.

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Answer:

8.142857days

Explanation:

Keenan--> 18.70+32.2x

Hannah--> 41.5+29.4x

18.7+32.2x=41.5+29.4x

2.8x=22.8

x=22.8/2.8=8.142857

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