SOLUTION: Nicole will rent a car for the weekend. She can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of $57.98 and costs an additional $0.14 per mile driven. The second plan

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Question 1161638: Nicole will rent a car for the weekend. She can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of $57.98 and costs an additional $0.14 per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of $47.98 and costs an additional $0.19 per mile driven. How many miles would Nicole need to drive for the two plans to cost the same?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The "in your head" answer is: How many nickels in $10? That is because there is ten dollars difference between the two initial fees and 5 cents difference between the per-mile charges.

The algebraic answer is:



Solve for


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it