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

Question 663197: 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?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = amount paid
Let = number of miles driven
Jesse's equation is

Alex's equation is

----------------
given:

The both drove 10 mi
check:

and

OK

RELATED QUESTIONS
Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents (answered by checkley79)

3.Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex... (answered by god2012)

Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents (answered by mananth)

Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents (answered by jorel1380)

Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex... (answered by richwmiller,josmiceli)

Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents (answered by Alan3354)

Budget rents a 15-ft truck for $39.95 plus 79cent per mile. Penske rents a 15-ft van for... (answered by checkley77,rfer)

One car rental agency rents a van at a daily rate of $40.95 plus 37 cents per... (answered by Boreal)

One car rental agency rents a van at a daily rate of $40.95 plus 39 cents per... (answered by Fombitz)