document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440467>Question 440467</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rental car agency charges $15 dollars per day plus 11 cents per mile to rent a certain car. Another agency charges $18 per day plus 8 cents per mile to rent the same car. How many miles will have to be driven for the cost of a car from the first agency to equal the cost of a car from the second agency? Express the problems as a system of linear equations. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304287 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=304287\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 15+.11x=18+.08x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".03x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3/.03=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You'd have to drive the car from the first agency 100 miles to equal the second agencie's rental. </SPAN>\n" );
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