document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289015>Question 289015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi Thank you for your help. I think this may be the topic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I've been trying to figure out this word problem, but for some reason I think the answer is 40 miles:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A car rental agency rents a certain car for $40 per day with unlimited mileage or $24 per day plus $0.20 per mile. How far can a customer drive this car per day for the $24 option to cost no more than the unlimited mileage option? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have set up like this: 0.20x + 24y (less than or equal to) 40 and I solved for X by making y 0 and dividing 40 by .20 which gave me 200. Then I multipied that by $0.20 per mile which gave me the answer of 40. Please let me know where I went wrong or if I even understood the question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209484 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209484\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The other tutor did a good job of presenting the problem and its solution. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I just want to mention why the equation is y=24+.20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You only pay the $24 once. But you pay 20 cents for every mile (x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the result is the total cost y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We set it up as equal because we want \"no more than\" meaning \"the max\" meaning it can be 40 but no more. So we stop at 40 exactly.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But we aren't really interested in 39.5 just 40.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other rental plan is y=40.<BR>\n" );
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