SOLUTION: Ace Car Rental advertises that a rental car costs $25 per day plus a charge of 10 cents per mile. For the same car, Better Car Rental advertises a price of $40 per day plus 5 cents

Question 548565: Ace Car Rental advertises that a rental car costs $25 per day plus a charge of 10 cents per mile. For the same car, Better Car Rental advertises a price of $40 per day plus 5 cents per mile. For what number of miles is the cost of renting a car the same at both companies?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ace Car rental 25 + 0.1 x
Better car rental 40 + 0.05 x

25 + 0.1 x > 40 + 0.05 x
0.1 x -0.05 x > 40 -25
0.05 x > 15
/ 0.05
x> 15 / 0.05
x> 300
For x> 300 Ace Car rental expensive
They will be same for 300 miles
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