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document.write( "a rental car agency charges $20 per day plus 11 cents per mile to rent a car. another agency charges $27 per day plus 7 cents per mile to rent the same car. how many miles will have to be driven in one day for the cost of a car from the first agency to equal the cost of a car fromt he second agency. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39984 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=39984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rental car agency charges $20 per day plus 11 cents per mile to rent a car. another agency charges $27 per day plus 7 cents per mile to rent the same car. how many miles will have to be driven in one day for the cost of a car from the first agency to equal the cost of a car fromt he second agency.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of miles driven.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st agency Cost=20+0.11x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd agency Cost=27+0.07x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+0.11x=27+0.07x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.04x=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=175 miles (number of miles dren when the costs will be equal)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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