document.write( "Question 260110: you are looking for a new car. The 1st on is a toyota for $21,700 with 47 mpg the second one is a Honda for $ 11,925 and 33 mpg. How many miles would you have to drive to make the two cars the same cost? gas per gallon is $3.15. \n" ); document.write( "

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a Toyota for $21,700 with 47 mpg the second one is a Honda for $ 11,925 and 33 mpg.
\n" ); document.write( " How many miles would you have to drive to make the two cars the same cost?
\n" ); document.write( " gas per gallon is $3.15.
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\n" ); document.write( "let m = no. of miles to make the cost equal
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"3.15%2F47\"$ m + 21700 = $\"3.15%2F33\"$ m + 11925
\n" ); document.write( "To avoid some annoying fractions, will use decimals here
\n" ); document.write( ".06702m + 21700 = .09545m + 11925
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\n" ); document.write( "21700 - 11925 = .09545m - .06702m
\n" ); document.write( "9775 = .02843m
\n" ); document.write( "m = $\"9775%2F.02843\"$
\n" ); document.write( "m ~ 343,800 mi to be equal, not exact because I used decimals
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