Karen is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies she can choose from, and they have the following prices.

Company A charges an initial fee of 25 and an additional 60 cents for every mile driven.
Company B charges an initial fee of 30 and an additional 50 cents for every mile driven.
For what mileages will Company A charge less than Company B? Write your answer as an inequality, using for the number of miles driven.

Question

Karen is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies she can choose from, and they have the following prices.

Company A charges an initial fee of 25 and an additional 60 cents for every mile driven.
Company B charges an initial fee of 30 and an additional 50 cents for every mile driven.
For what mileages will Company A charge less than Company B? Write your answer as an inequality, using  for the number of miles driven.

pfenn1 · Answer

Let x be number of miles driven, and T_A and T_B equal the total price for Companies A and B, respectively.$$T_{A}=25+0.60x$$$$T_B=30+0.50x$$We want to know for what x will the charge for Company A be less than Company B.$$T_A <T_B$$Can you solve this?

anonymous · Answer

i get it less than

anonymous · Answer

should i simplify this or leave it as is?

pfenn1 · Answer

You need to simplify and solve for x.

anonymous · Answer

thanks for not doubting my intelligence i thought thats what i had to do