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document.write( "You are planning a lengthy day trip but your car has just broken down. First you call Use a Loser Car Rental Agency. They charge $32 a day plus 27 cents per mile. You then decide to call Lemon Leasers for a second opinion. Their daily rate is $28 plus 30 cents a mile. Produce the necessary equations to compare the rates of these two companies for day trips of various lengths. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #98585 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=98585\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First you call Use a Loser Car Rental Agency. They charge $32 a day plus 27 cents per mile. You then decide to call Lemon Leasers for a second opinion. Their daily rate is $28 plus 30 cents a mile. Produce the necessary equations to compare the rates of these two companies for day trips of various lengths.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Loser Rate: C(x) = 32 + 0.27x, where x is number of miles driven<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lemon Rate: C(x) = 28 + 0.30x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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