Rapid Rental Car charges a $55 rental fee, $15 for gas, and $0.35 per mile driven. For the same car, Capital Cars charges $50 for rental and gas and $0.45 per mile.

For how many miles is the rental cost at both companies the same?

The rental costs at both companies are the same at __ miles.

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Judith Hess

19 February, 00:30

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Beau Gonzales · Answer 1

Let it be for x miles.

40+15+0.25x=45+0.35x

10 = 0.1x

x=100

The mile is 45+0.35*100 = 80 or 40+15+0.25*100 = 80

Rapid Rental Car charges a $55 rental fee, $15 for gas, and $0.35 per mile driven. For the same car, Capital Cars charges $50 for rental and gas and $0.45 per mile.For how many miles is the rental cost at both companies the same?The rental costs at both companies are the same at __ miles.