SOLUTION: Bob will rent a car. He can choose one of the two plans. The first plan has no initial fee and cost .60 cents for every mile driven. The second plan has an intial fee of 60 dollars

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Question 798792: Bob will rent a car. He can choose one of the two plans. The first plan has no initial fee and cost .60 cents for every mile driven. The second plan has an intial fee of 60 dollars and costs .50 cents for every mile driven. How many miles would Bob need to drive for the two plans to cost the same?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.60x=60+0.50x
0.10x=60
x=60/0.10
x=600 miles