Jessi 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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skyz · Answer

Uh shoot if i was in math class atm i could help :P

anonymous · Answer

haha:p

anonymous · Answer

75 + 2m = 80 + 1.5m
2m - 1.5m = 80 - 75
.5m = 5
m = 10 miles

skyz · Answer

^ I was thinking along the lives of that

skyz · Answer

I cant explain it very well doe...

anonymous · Answer

yes...you just have to set them equal to each other and solve for the miles

skyz · Answer

Well... That's exactly why your SS is 90 and Mines just 58...