Question

Two bike rental companies have different pricing systems. Company a charges a flat fee of $4 plus $2 per mile. Company b does not charge a flat fee but charges $2.80 per mile driven. At what distance do both companies charge the same amount?

Answer 1

Answer:it will the take 5 mitutes

Explanation:

Let x represent the distance at which both companies charge the same amount.

Let y represent the cost of x miles when using company A.

Let z represent the cost of x miles when using company B.

Company A charges a flat fee of $4 plus $2 per mile. It means that

y = 4 + 2x

Company b does not charge a flat fee but charges $2.80 per mile driven. This means that

z = 2.8x

To determine the distance before both plans will be be the same, we would equate both equations. It becomes.

4 + 2x = 2.8x

2.8x - 2x = 4

0.8x = 4

x = 4/0.8 = 5