Manuel will rent a car for the weekend. He can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of

$

75
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 Manuel need to drive for the two plans to cost the same

Question

Manuel will rent a car for the weekend. He can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of 



$

75
 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 Manuel need to drive for the two plans to cost the same

anonymous · Answer

@k_lynn

welshfella · Answer

let x be the number of miles
you need to set up an equation in x and solve it

welshfella · Answer

First plan  Cost = 75 + 0.x
2nd plan   Cost  = 0.6x

for the same cost:
75 + 0.1x = 0.6 x
find x