Question

One car rental agency charges $0.29 per mile plus a $10 weekly fee. Another rental agency charges $.0.35 per mile with no fee. You need to rent the car for 3 weeks. Write and solve an equation to find the number of miles for which both agencies will charge the same.

Answer 1

166.67 miles.

Explanation:

let the number of mile for which the cost for both car rental be same is x mile

For first car rental

weekly fees charged = $10

cost of 1 mile = $0.29

cost of x miles = x*cost of 1 mile = $0.29x

total money charged by first car rental = $10 + $0.29x

For other car rental

weekly fees charged = 0

cost of 1 mile = $0.35

cost of x miles = x*cost of 1 mile = $0.35x

total money charged by other car rental = $0.29x

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since we have to find miles for which charges are same

thus

total money charged by first car rental = total money charged by other car rental

10 + 0.29x = 0.35x --------------------equation required

=> 10 = 0.35x - 0.29x

=> 10 = 0.06x

=> x = 10/0.06 = 166.67

Thus, the number of miles for which both agencies will charge the same is 166.67 miles.