document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=342679>Question 342679</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tom's bike shop rents bikes for $0.30 a mile and an initial $10.00 fee. joe's bike shop rents bikes for $0.50 a mile and an initial fee of $6.00. at what mileage would the two shops cost the same? what would that cost be? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let the number of miles be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOM <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.3x++10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "JOE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.3x+10=0.5x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.3x-0.3x+10=0.5x-0.3x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=0.2x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-6=0.2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4=0.2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4/0.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 20 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At 20 miles both will cost the same </SPAN>\n" );
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