document.write( "Question 121117: Car rental agency A will rent a compact car for $35 per day and an additional charge of $0.24 per mile. Car rental agency B will charge only $0.16 per mile but charges $41 per day. If Adam wanted to rent a car for three days, how many miles would Adam have to drive to make car rental agency B a better bargain? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #88847 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Car rental agency A will rent a compact car for $35 per day and an additional charge of $0.24 per mile. \n" ); document.write( "Car rental agency B will charge only $0.16 per mile but charges $41 per day. \n" ); document.write( "If Adam wanted to rent a car for three days, how many miles would Adam have to drive to make car rental agency B a better bargain? \n" ); document.write( "--------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of miles driven . \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Plan A: A(x) = 3*35 + 0.24x \n" ); document.write( "Plan B: B(x) = 3*41 + 0.16x \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "INEQUALITY: \n" ); document.write( "B(x) < A(x) \n" ); document.write( "3*41 + 0.16x < 3*35 + 0.24x \n" ); document.write( "18 < 0.08x \n" ); document.write( "x > 225 miles \n" ); document.write( "================================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |