Ashley is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies she can choose from, and they have the following prices.

Company A charges

$

103

and allows unlimited mileage.

Company B has an initial fee of

$

75

and charges an additional

$

0.80

for every mile driven.

For what mileages will Company A charge less than Company B?

Use

m

for the number of miles driven, and solve your inequality for

m

.

Question

Adrien Ritter

Mathematics

15 January, 07:52

Ashley is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies she can choose from, and they have the following prices.

Company A charges

$

103

and allows unlimited mileage.

Company B has an initial fee of

$

75

and charges an additional

$

0.80

for every mile driven.

For what mileages will Company A charge less than Company B?

Use

m

for the number of miles driven, and solve your inequality for

m

.

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Giuliana Salazar · Answer 1

y (A) = 91

y (B) = 55 + 0.90 m

for what m will y (A) = y (B) ?

y (A) = y (B)

91=55+0.90m

0.90m = 36

m=40

company B is better if the distance is < 40 miles

company A is better if the distance is > 40 miles

for what m is y (A) greater or equal to y (B) ?

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