SOLUTION: Jaline can purchase tile at a store for $0.99 per tile and rent a tile saw for $24. At another store, she can borrow the tile saw for free if she buys tile there for $1.49 per tile

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Question 868186: Jaline can purchase tile at a store for $0.99 per tile and rent a tile saw for $24. At another store, she can borrow the tile saw for free if she buys tile there for $1.49 per tile. How many tiles must she buy for the cost to be the same at both stores?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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.99x+24=1.49x
.99x-1.49x=-24
-.50x=-24
x=-24/-.50
x=48 number of tiles for the same price.