document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190430>Question 1190430</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> OMG I need help! I cannot solve this problem for the life of me. Please explain so I can understand. I think the unlimited miles is what's messing me up. Thanks in advance!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A car rental company offers 2 plans for renting a car <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan A: $40 per day and $0.19 per mile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan B: $60 per day with unlimited miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For what range of miles will Plan B save you money for a 1 day rental?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For what range of miles will Plan A save you money for a 1 day rental?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Give your answer accurate to at least one decimal place. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It should be clear that plan A is going to cost less if the number of miles is small; for a large number of miles you want plan B because the cost is a flat $60.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the number of miles for which a 1-day rental from the two plans is the same...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = number of miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plan A: 40+0.19x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plan B: 60<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a calculator and round as needed to answer the two questions.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that they want both answers to (at least) one decimal place, so the answers to the two questions will not be exactly the same.  For example, if the calculation gives you (for example) 103.574, then the answers to the two questions would be 103.6 and 103.5.<br><BR>\n" );
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