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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campbell_st · Answer

equation for Jesse is     C = 2m + 75        C = cost and m = miles

equation for Alex          C = 1.5m + 80

Since the costs are the same you can equate the equations

2m + 75 = 1.5m + 80

you need to solve for m to find the miles travelled