The Brown family needs to rent a truck for their upcoming move. Express Movers will charge them $25 for the first day and $0.80 for every mile. Smith & Smith Co. will charge $35 for the first day and $0.60 for every mile. Before deciding which service to use, Mrs. Brown wants to find out how many miles would make the two choices equivalent in cost. The following equations represent this situation.

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Dalton Keller

30 May, 23:34

The Brown family needs to rent a truck for their upcoming move. Express Movers will charge them $25 for the first day and $0.80 for every mile. Smith & Smith Co. will charge $35 for the first day and $0.60 for every mile. Before deciding which service to use, Mrs. Brown wants to find out how many miles would make the two choices equivalent in cost. The following equations represent this situation.

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t = Total Amount

m = Miles driven

Express Movers: t = 25 + 0.80m

Smith & Smith Co: t = 35 + 0.60m

Step-by-step explanation:

The 25 and 35 are constants, and the 0.8m & 0.6m are variables of miles. So, you add the constants to the variables for each mover to get the amount of money that it will cost total per mile.