SOLUTION: Jim will rent a car for the weekend. He can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of $48 and costs an additional $0.16 per mile driven. The second plan

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Question 1104347: Jim will rent a car for the weekend. He can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of
$48
and costs an additional
$0.16
per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of
$53
and costs an additional
$0.11
per mile driven.
miles:
$:

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, number of miles driven

First Plan
0.16x%2B48

Second Plan
0.11x%2B53

A good question to be able to answer is, for how many miles driven will the two plans be the same cost?
0.16x%2B48=0.11x%2B53
Solve this equation.