SOLUTION: Miguel will rent a car for the weekend. He can choose one of two plans. The first plan has no initial fee but costs $0.90 per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of

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Question 1057957: Miguel will rent a car for the weekend. He can choose one of two plans. The first plan has no initial fee but costs
$0.90
per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of
$50
and costs an additional
$0.70
per mile driven. How many miles would Miguel need to drive for the two plans to cost the same?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y for the cost
x for the miles driven

y=0.9x versus y=0.7x+50 and you are interested in the intersection point.