Question

The Sugar Sweet Company will choose from two companies to transport its sugar to market. The first company charges $5500 to rent trucks plus an

additional fee of S175.50 for each ton of sugar. The second company charges $5096 to rent trucks plus an additional fee of $200.75 for each ton of sugar.
For what amount of sugar do the two companies
charge the same?
tons
What is the cost when the two companies charge
the same?

Answer 1

Answer: The amount of sugar the two companies charge the same is 16 tons of sugar. The cost when the two companies charge the same is $8308.

Explanation:

Let each ton of sugar be represented as "x". The equation will be (175.5x+5500=200.75x+5096). When you get your answer for "x", plug it in the equation and you will find when the two companies will charge the same amount.