A moving company charges $40 plus $0.10 per mile to rent a moving van. Another company charges $10 plus $0.25 per mile to rent the same van. For how many miles will the cost be the same for the two companies? Write and solve an equation.

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24-04-2015
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A moving company charges $40 plus $0.10 per mile to rent a moving van. Another company charges $10 plus $0.25 per mile to rent the same van. For how many miles will the cost be the same for the two companies? Write and solve an equation.

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TheKingHami TheKingHami · Answer 1 · 2015-04-24T22:29:37-04:00

TheKingHami TheKingHami

24-04-2015

We will use an equation to model both costs and set them equal to each other to figure out the value for n.

$40+0.10n=10+0.25n$

$30+0.10n=0.25n$

$30n=0.15n$

$200=n$

At 200 miles, the cost will be the same.

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