A truck can be rented from Basic Rental for $50 per day plus $.20 per mile. Roadrunners charges $20 a day plus $.50 per mile to rent the same truck. How many miles must be driven in a day to make the rental cost for Basic Rental a better deal that that for Roadrunners?

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whpalmer4 · Answer

Write an equation for the cost for each rental.  For example, Roadrunners charges $20 + $0.5*miles.  Set the two equations equal to each other and solve for miles.  At that distance, they will cost the same.

anonymous · Answer

50 + .2(m) < 20 + .5(m) 

50 + .2m < 20 + .5m 

-.3m < - 30

anonymous · Answer

right?