You plan to rent a car to drive on your road trip. If you will be gone 5 days and plan to drive 650 miles, which of these is the better deal? Explain your answer.

Company A: $30 per day; unlimited mileage

Company B: $15 per day; $0.10 per mile driven

Question

You plan to rent a car to drive on your road trip.  If you will be gone 5 days and plan to drive 650 miles, which of these is the better deal?  Explain your answer.

Company A: $30 per day; unlimited mileage

Company B:  $15 per day; $0.10 per mile driven

mathmale · Answer

Please give this a try:  Calculate the costs incurred in both cases if a car is rented.

There's a base fee ($30), plus a daily fee ($0.10) in the second case.  Multiply the daily fee by the number of days (5).  Please share your work.

mathhelpneeded · Answer

Company B would save you 10 dollars, you would pay $75 for 5 days and $65 for 650 miles 65+75= 140. Where Company A you will pay 150 for 5 days.

mathhelpneeded · Answer

Overall the best pick would be Company B

3mar · Answer

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