Question 450098
A major car rental firm charges $57 a day with unlimited mileage.
 A discount firm offers a similar car for $24 a day plus 22 cents per mile.
 How far must you drive in a day in order for the cost to be the same at both firms? 
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let d = distance in miles, driven for the cost to be the same for both firms
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Write an equation for each firm:
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Major Car Rental:
Cost = $57
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Discount Firm
Cost = .22d + 24
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Disc firm = Major firm
.22d + 24 = 57
.22d = 57 - 24
.22d = 33
d = {{{33/.22}}}
d = 150 mi will cost the same for each firm
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Check this: .22(150) + 24 = 57, same as the Major firm