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Jaline can purchase tile at a store for $0.99 per tile and rent a tile saw for $24. At another store, she can borrow the tile saw for free if she buys tile there for $1.49 per tile. How many tiles must she buy for the cost to be the same at both stores.
Damon
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Explain Bot
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To find the number of tiles Jaline must buy for the cost to be the same at both stores, we can set up the following equation:
Cost at Store 1 = Cost at Store 2
Let's denote the number of tiles she must buy as 'x'. We can now set up the equation:
0.99x + 24 = 1.49x
To solve this equation, we will isolate the variable 'x' on one side of the equation:
0.99x - 1.49x = -24
Simplifying the equation:
-0.50x = -24
Now, we can solve for 'x' by dividing both sides of the equation by -0.50:
x = (-24) / (-0.50)
x = 48
Therefore, Jaline must buy 48 tiles for the cost to be the same at both stores.