Question

Rapid Rental Car charges a $35 rental fee, $15 for gas, and $0.25 per mile driven. For the same car, Capital

Cars charges $40 for rental and gas and $0.35 per mile.
Part 1 out of 2
For how many miles is the rental cost at both companies the same?
The rental costs at both companies are the same at____ Miles.

Answer 1

Let it be for x miles.
40+15+0.25x=45+0.35x
10 =0.1x
x=100

The mile is 45+0.35*100= 80 or 40+15+0.25*100 =80