SOLUTION: Manuel is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies he can choose from, and they have the following prices.
Company A charges $85 and allows unlimited mileage.
Question 875713: Manuel is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies he can choose from, and they have the following prices.
Company A charges $85 and allows unlimited mileage.
Company B has an initial fee of $65 and charges an additional $0.80 for every mile driven.
For what mileages will Company A charge less than Company B?
Use m for the number of miles driven, and solve your inequality for . Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Company A charges $85 and allows unlimited mileage.
let mileage be x miles
A= 85
Company B has an initial fee of $65 and charges an additional $0.80 for every mile driven.
B= 65+0.08x
A
85<65+0.08x
85-65<0.08x
20<0.08x
20/0.08
250
For x > 250
Company A will be less
