Amanda will rent a car for the weekend. She can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of
$60
and costs an additional
$0.10
per mile driven. The second plan has no initial fee but costs
$0.60
per mile driven. How many miles would Amanda need to drive for the two plans to cost the same?

Question

Amanda will rent a car for the weekend. She can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of 
$60
 and costs an additional 
$0.10
 per mile driven. The second plan has no initial fee but costs 
$0.60
 per mile driven. How many miles would Amanda need to drive for the two plans to cost the same?

anonymous · Answer

Write two equations and set them equal to each other and then solve for the variable.
0.10x+60=0.60x

anonymous · Answer

Solving for x would give you x = 120 miles

anonymous · Answer

Thanks