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

Company A charges $111 and allows unlimited mileage.
Company B has an initial fee of $55 and charges an additional $0.70 for every mile driven.
For what mileages will Company A charge less than Company B?
Use m for the number of miles driven, and solve your inequality for m .

Question

Jose is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies he can choose from, and they have the following prices.

Company A charges $111  and allows unlimited mileage.
Company B has an initial fee of $55  and charges an additional $0.70 for every mile driven.
For what mileages will Company A charge less than Company B?
Use m for the number of miles driven, and solve your inequality for m  .

anonymous · Answer

@asapthe

anonymous · Answer

you can help me with this one lol

anonymous · Answer

So what you would do first is, get two equations. One for Company A, and one for Company B.

anonymous · Answer

if company A charges $111 a day, unlimited. then you would put m=111x

anonymous · Answer

company b charges 55 in advance and $.70 for every mile, so that would be m=55+.7x

anonymous · Answer

x would be your miles droven.

anonymous · Answer

so put them together?

anonymous · Answer

yes,

anonymous · Answer

now try to solve each mile, how much will each company costs

anonymous · Answer

i have to go to dinner, haha you can ask someone else if its urgent, i will get back to you as soon as i fill up my tummy.

anonymous · Answer

idk how to put them together

anonymous · Answer

the only other thing you will need to determine which company costs more is by plugging in x into the equations of company a and b.

anonymous · Answer

if you can put them together i might be able to answer it myself

anonymous · Answer

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