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 \(0.90m \geq 55 + 0.70m\).
Step 4 :Solving this inequality for m gives us \(m \geq 275\).
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 \(m \geq \boxed{275}\), Company A will charge at least as much as Company B.