SOLUTION: Suppose you are thinking about buying one of two cars. Car A will cost $17,655. You can expect to pay an average of $1230 per year for fuel, maintenance, and repairs. Car B will co

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Question 1191014: Suppose you are thinking about buying one of two cars. Car A will cost $17,655. You can expect to pay an average of $1230 per year for fuel, maintenance, and repairs. Car B will cost about $15,900. Fuel, maintenance, and repairs for it will average about $1425 per year. After how many years are the total costs for the cars the same?
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Suppose you are thinking about buying one of two cars.
Car A will cost $17,655. You can expect to pay an average of $1230 per year for fuel, maintenance, and repairs.
Car B will cost about $15,900. Fuel, maintenance, and repairs for it will average about $1425 per year.
After how many years are the total costs for the cars the same?
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    17655 + 1230*x = 15900 + 1425*x

    
    x =  = 9 years.      ANSWER

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