SOLUTION: Jane is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies she can choose from, and they have the following prices. Company A charges an initial fee of $40 and an addi

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Question 1107897: Jane is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies she can choose from, and they have the following prices.
Company A charges an initial fee of
$40
and an additional
60
cents for every mile driven.
Company B charges an initial fee of
$46
and an additional
50
cents for every mile driven.
For what mileages will Company A charge less than Company B?
Write your answer as an inequality, using
m
for the number of miles driven.

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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40+0.60m=46+0.50m
0.60m-0.50m=46-40
0.10m=6
m=6/0.10
m=60 miles they are equal
m>60