SOLUTION: A truck can be rented from Company A for ​$70 a day plus ​$0.20 per mile. Company B charges ​$40 a day plus ​$0.40 per mile to rent the same truck. Find the

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Question 1118820: A truck can be rented from Company A for ​$70 a day plus ​$0.20 per mile. Company B charges ​$40 a day plus ​$0.40 per mile to rent the same truck. Find the number of miles in a day at which the rental costs for Company A and Company B are the same.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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A:
70%2B0.2x

B:
40%2B0.4x


Miles for same cost from both companies:
0.2x%2B70=0.4x%2B40----Solve for x.

x=150