3. Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents the same van, is charged $80 for the rental and $1.50 per mile. If they each paid the same amount and drove the same number of miles, how far did they each travel?

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3.	Jesse rents a moving van for $75 and must pay $2 per mile. The following week, Alex rents the same van, is charged $80 for the rental and $1.50 per mile. If they each paid the same amount and drove the same number of miles, how far did they each travel?

anonymous · Answer

Set up a simple equation for each. Since the cost does not matter (they paid the same amount), set each equation equal to the other and solve.

Remember the base cost ($75 and $80) is constant. The $2 and $1.50 vary with mileage (x)