Ask questions and get helpful responses.
Ask a New Question
  1. Questions

mathematics

Ashley is going to rent a truck for one day. there are two companies she can choose from, and they have the following prices.
Company A charges $124 and allows unlimited mileage
Company b has an initial fee of $75 and charges an additional $0.70 for every mile driven.
for what mileages will company A charge less than company b?
use m for the number of miles driven, and solve your inequality for m

  1. 👍
  2. 👎
  3. 👁
  4. ℹ️
  5. 🚩
alex

  1. costA = 124
    costB = 75 + .7m, where m is the number of miles driven

    costA < costB
    124 < 75+.7m
    .7m + 75 > 124
    .7m > 49
    m ≥ 49/.7
    m > 70

    interpret my answer

    1. 👍
    2. 👎
    3. ℹ️
    4. 🚩
    mathhelper

Respond to this Question

First Name

Your Response

Similar Questions

  1. programming

    This pseudocode should detrmine the rental fees for cars // Standard cars rent for $65 per day; compacts rent for $40 per day // and subcompacts rent for $30 per day // Rentals for at least 7 days receive a 20% discount // An

  2. Algebra

    A truck can be rented from Company A for ​$70 a day plus ​$0.40 per mile. Company B charges ​$30 a day plus ​$0.80 per mile to rent the same truck. How many miles must be driven in a day to make the rental cost for Company

  3. Math

    a truck can be rented from company A for $100 a day plus $0.60 per mile and company B charges $50 a day plus $0.80 per mile to rent the same truck. Find the number of miles in a day at which the rental costs for company A and B

  4. Algebra

    Deshaun is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies he can choose from, and they have the following prices. Company A charges $118 and allows unlimited mileage. Company B has an initial fee of $55 and charges an

  1. Business law

    Ashley sees a maintenance crew from Acme Co. beginning to resurface her driveway, a service she has not contracted for. Ashley thinks a new driveway would be good, so she doesn’t say anything. If Acme sues Ashley for the value

  2. Algebra

    A couple wishes to rent a car for one day while on vacation. Ford Auto Rental wants $35.00 per day and 14¢ per mile, while Chevrolet-For-A-Day wants $34.00 per day and 16¢ per mile. After how many miles would the price to rent

  3. Algebra

    10. A moving van company charges a fee of 35.00 dollars for the truck rental and 25 cents for every mile the truck travels from the loading location. Let y be the cost in dollars for using the truck for x miles. Write the

  4. math

    Ivanna is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies she can choose from, and they have the following prices. Company A charges 114 and allows unlimited mileage. Company B has an initial fee of 65 and charges an

  1. Algebra II

    Ravi is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies he can choose from, and they have the following prices. Company A charges $75 and allows unlimited mileage. Company B has an initial fee of $55 and charges an

  2. math

    Steven is moving to another city next weekend and wants to rent a moving truck. The rental rates for two companies in his area are shown below. Each company charges an initial fee for renting the truck, plus an additional amount

  3. Algebra

    Austin is going to rent a truck for one day. There are two companies he can choose from, and they have the following prices. Company A charges $104.00 and allows unlimited mileage. Company B has an initial fee of $65.00 and

  4. Math

    The U drive rent a truck company plans to spend 13 million on 320 new vehicles. Each commercial van will cost $35000, each small truck $30000, and each large truck $80000. Past experience shows that they need twice as many vans as

Still need help? You can ask a new question.