SOLUTION: A rental car company charges $104 per week and $0.2 per mile or $54 per week and $0.3 per mile. How many miles per week must a customer drive to make the first option the equivalen

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Question 1107775: A rental car company charges $104 per week and $0.2 per mile or $54 per week and $0.3 per mile. How many miles per week must a customer drive to make the first option the equivalent or better choice?
Enter the answer as an integer.

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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104 + 0.2x =< 54 + 0.3x
50 =< 0.1x
flip the equation to get the variable on the left
0.1x => 50
x => 500
At 500 miles they both cost the same. Over 500 miles the first option (104+0.2) is a better choice