One car rental company charges $30 per day plus $0.25 per mile driven. A second company changes $40 per day plus $0.10 per mile driven. How many miles must you drive for a one day rental at the second company to be less expensive than the same rental at the first company? Write and inequality and solve.

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Snoop

27 May, 06:37

One car rental company charges $30 per day plus $0.25 per mile driven. A second company changes $40 per day plus $0.10 per mile driven. How many miles must you drive for a one day rental at the second company to be less expensive than the same rental at the first company? Write and inequality and solve.

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Leroy Cooke · Answer 1

30 + 0.25m > 40 + 0.10m

0.25m - 0.10m > 40 - 30

0.15m > 10

m > 10/0.15

m > 67 miles ... u would have to drive 68 or more miles for the second company to be less expensive