SOLUTION: Thrift rents a compact car for $34 per day, and General rents a similar car for $20 per day plus an initial fee of $84. For how many days d would it be cheaper to rent from General

SOLUTION: Thrift rents a compact car for $34 per day, and General rents a similar car for $20 per day plus an initial fee of $84. For how many days d would it be cheaper to rent from General

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Question 1015027: Thrift rents a compact car for $34 per day, and General rents a similar car for $20 per day plus an initial fee of $84. For how many days d would it be cheaper to rent from General?
Answer by ikleyn(52767) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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An inequality which describes the situation is

84 +20*d < 34*d.

Can you solve it?

Hint: collect the terms with d in the right side.

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