Problem

Mary 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 has no initial fee but charges 90 cents for every mile driven. Company B charges an initial fee of $55 and an additional 70 cents for every mile driven.
For what mileages will Company A charge at least as much as Company B? Use m for the number of miles driven, and solve your inequality for m.

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Therefore, for mileages m275, Company A will charge at least as much as Company B.

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Step 1 :Mary is considering renting a truck for one day from either Company A or Company B. Company A charges 90 cents for every mile driven with no initial fee, while Company B charges an initial fee of $55 and an additional 70 cents for every mile driven.

Step 2 :We need to find the number of miles, denoted as m, for which the cost of renting from Company A is at least as much as the cost of renting from Company B.

Step 3 :This can be represented by the inequality 0.90m55+0.70m.

Step 4 :Solving this inequality for m gives us m275.

Step 5 :This means that when Mary drives 275 miles, the cost of renting from both companies will be the same.

Step 6 :However, we are interested in the number of miles for which the cost of renting from Company A is at least as much as the cost of renting from Company B.

Step 7 :Therefore, for mileages m275, Company A will charge at least as much as Company B.

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