Asked by Jennifer Santiago
Meagan will be using a moving truck to move her belongings to another location. She is trying to decide whether to rent Truck A or Truck B:
Option 1: Truck A offers a flat fee of $35 and $0.45 per mil
Option 2: Truck B offers a flat fee of $40 and $0.25 per mil
Suppose Meagan would like to know when the costs are equal between the two trucks.
Option 1: Truck A offers a flat fee of $35 and $0.45 per mil
Option 2: Truck B offers a flat fee of $40 and $0.25 per mil
Suppose Meagan would like to know when the costs are equal between the two trucks.
Answers
Answered by
mathhelper
costA = 35 + .45x, where x is the number of miles
costB = 40 + .25x
35 + .45x = 40 + .25x
solve for x
costB = 40 + .25x
35 + .45x = 40 + .25x
solve for x
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.