Chang will rent a car for the weekend. He can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of $50 and costs an additional $0.15 per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of $59 and costs an additional of $0.13 per mile driven. For what about of driving do the two plans costs the same? And what is the cost when the two plans cost the same?

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Ducky

Mathematics

26 August, 21:05

Chang will rent a car for the weekend. He can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of $50 and costs an additional $0.15 per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of $59 and costs an additional of $0.13 per mile driven. For what about of driving do the two plans costs the same? And what is the cost when the two plans cost the same?

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Wyatt Gentry · Answer 1

450 miles $117.50

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference in fixed cost is $9; the difference in per-mile cost is $0.02. The difference in per-mile cost will equal the difference in fixed cost for a distance of ...

$9.00 / ($0.02/mi) = 450 mi

At that distance, the rental cost is ...

$50 + 450*$0.15 = $50 + 67.50 = $117.50

Both plans will cost $117.50 for 450 miles of driving.