SOLUTION: Hi, I'm having trouble thinking of the formula to use. You an your family are flying to Orlando for a five day vacation. You need to rent a car, and have two rental plans to cons

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Question 898201: Hi, I'm having trouble thinking of the formula to use.
You an your family are flying to Orlando for a five day vacation. You need to rent a car, and have two rental plans to consider.
Plan A: $189.00 a week, plus 8% tax for unlimited miles
PlanB: $59.99 a week, $.45 per mile
You estimate that your vacation plans will require 300 miles. Which plan will cost less? How much less?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plan A: Constant cost
Plan B: Variable cost per mile
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Find the mileage for each plan at 300 miles.
Plan A :
Plan B :
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The difference in the plan is,

For this small difference, it's probably a better bet to go with Plan A to allow you some flexibility.

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