SOLUTION: Moving Company A charges $1.50 per mile Moving Company B charges $1000 per 1000 miles and $2.50 per mile over 1000 miles. A family is traveling 1084 miles. Write an equation wit

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Question 767066: Moving Company A charges $1.50 per mile
Moving Company B charges $1000 per 1000 miles and $2.50 per mile over 1000 miles.
A family is traveling 1084 miles.
Write an equation with clearly defined variables to show the cost for each moving company.
Solve the system of equations algebraically to determine where the two cost options are equivalent.
Graph and label all solutions

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