SOLUTION: Kaitlin will rent a car for the weekend. She can choose one of two plans. The first plan has no initial fee but costs $0.70 per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee

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Question 1001778: Kaitlin will rent a car for the weekend. She can choose one of two plans. The first plan has no initial fee but costs
$0.70
per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of
$75
and costs an additional
$0.50
per mile driven. How many miles would Kaitlin need to drive for the two plans to cost the same?
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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The cost on the first rental is 0.7m where m is miles driven
The cost for the second renatl is 75+%2B+0.5m
To find the break even point
0.7m+=+75+%2B+0.5m
0.2m+=+75
m+=+75%2F+0.2
m+=+375
If she is going to drive more than 375 miles, the second option is less expensive.