SOLUTION: Rate 1 $42 plus $.12 mile
Rate 2 $84 plus .06 mile
How many miles must one drive to pay less than Rate 2
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Rate 2 $84 plus .06 mile
How many miles must one drive to pay less than Rate 2
how do I work this problem
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2) let x be the # of miles:
3) make .12 and .06 whole numbers by moving ALL decimals (including 42 and 84)two spaces to the right:
4) subtract 6x from both sides:
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6) subtract 4200 from both sides:
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8) devide both sides by 6 to get x by itself:
9) answer is greater than 700 miles
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