document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=432471>Question 432471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents the same van, is charged $80 for the rental and $1.50 per mile. If they each paid the same amount and drove the same number of miles, how far did they each travel </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #299838 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=299838\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> number of miles x both same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75+2x=80+1.6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-1.5x=80-75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x= 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5/0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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