document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1114401>Question 1114401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Truck Rental <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need to rent a moving truck for two days. Rider Moving Trucks charges $50 per day and $.50 per mile. UMove Trucks charges $45 per day and $0.75 per mile. Write an equation describing each situation. Graph them on the same xy axis. You only need Quadrant I because all values are positive. The x axis represents mileage. Use a scale of 0 to 100 counting by 10’s. The y axis is cost and goes from $0 to $160, counting by 20’s.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. From your graph, after how many miles would the trucks cost the same?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Which company will give you a better deal if you drive less than 30 miles? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Which company will give you a better deal if you drive more than 60 miles? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Rider Moving Trucks charges $50 per day and $.50 per mile.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x) = 50 + 0.5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "UMove Trucks charges $45 per day and $0.75 per mile. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "U(x) = 45+0.75x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write an equation describing each situation. Graph them on the same xy axis. You only need Quadrant I because all values are positive. The x axis represents mileage. Use a scale of 0 to 100 counting by 10’s. The y axis is cost and goes from $0 to $160, counting by 20’s.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. From your graph, after how many miles would the trucks cost the same?::20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve: 50+0.5x = 45+0.75x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 0.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Which company will give you a better deal if you drive less than 30 miles?:UM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check R(10) = 50+0.5(10) = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check U(10) = 45+0.75(10) = 45+7.5 = 52.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Which company will give you a better deal if you drive more than 60 miles?R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check R(80)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check U(80)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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