SOLUTION: Suppose you are thinking about buying one of two cars. Car A will cost $17,655. You can expect to pay an average of $1230 per year for fuel, maintenance, and repairs. Car B will co

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Question 1107356: Suppose you are thinking about buying one of two cars. Car A will cost $17,655. You can expect to pay an average of $1230 per year for fuel, maintenance, and repairs. Car B will cost about $15,900. Fuel, maintenance, and repairs for it will average about $1425 per year. After how many years are the total costs for the cars the same?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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17655+1230x=15900+1425x is the equation, x=years
1755=215x
x=8.16 years
Check: 8 years
17655+9840=27495
15900+11400=27300
9 years
17655+11070=27745
15900+12825=28725