SOLUTION: Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents the same van, is charged $80 for the rental and $1.50 per mile. If they each paid the same

SOLUTION: Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents the same van, is charged $80 for the rental and $1.50 per mile. If they each paid the same

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Question 394959: Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents the same van, is charged $80 for the rental and $1.50 per mile. If they each paid the same amount and drove the same number of miles, how far did they each travel?
if possible can you show your work? thanks for your time.
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
75+2x=80+1.5x
2x-1.5x=80-75
.5x=5
x=5/.5
x=10 miles.
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