document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145016>Question 145016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rental car agency charges $14 per day plus 9 cents per mile to rent a certain car. another agency charges $19 per day plus 6 cents per mile to rent the same car. hom many miles will have to be driven for the cost of a car from the first agency to equal teh cost of a car from the second agency? round to nearest hundredth mile </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105754 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=shahid><B>shahid(44)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=shahid><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105754\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x miles be the distance travelled by a car <BR>\n" );
document.write( "rent by first company = (14+ 9x/100) in dollars  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "rent by second company = (19 + 6x/100) in dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "follow the condition <BR>\n" );
document.write( "14+9x/100=19+6x/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x/100-6x/100=19-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9x-6x)/100=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=500/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=166.66 or x=167 miles approx. </SPAN>\n" );
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