SOLUTION: Video Store A charges $8 to rent a video game for one week. Although only members can rent from the store, membership is free. Video Store B charges only $3 to rent a video game fo

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Question 1176064: Video Store A charges $8 to rent a video game for one week. Although only members can rent from the store, membership is free. Video Store B charges only $3 to rent a video game for one week. Only members can rent from the store and membership is $140 per year. After how many video game rentals will the total amount spent at each store be the same?
a) Write an equation to model the problem. Let x represent the number of video game rentals.
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b) Solve the equation to find to answer the question. (Note: Include the units , which in this case is "rentals"; for example, if you find of a solution of 29, write: 29 rentals.)
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A=8x
B=140+3x
set the two equal to find where they break even
5x=140
x=28 rentals ($224 for each)