document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=424109>Question 424109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Avis rents a car for a daily rate of $17.99 plus 18 cents per mile. Hertz charges $18.95 per day plus 16 cents per mile. For what mileage is the cost the same? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 17.99 0.18M (M = number of miles)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For Hertz:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = 18.95+0.16M <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set A = H and solve for M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17.99+0.18M = 18.95+0.16M Subtract 0.16M from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17.99+0.02M = 18.95 Subtract 17.99 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.02M = 0.96 Divide by 0.02<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost would be the same for 48 miles.  </SPAN>\n" );
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