The first plan has an initial fee of $52 and costs an additional 0.16 per mile driven. initial fee of $59 and costs an additional $ 0.11 per mile driven.

Question

Diane will rent a car for the weekend. She can choose one of two plans. The first plan has an initial fee of
and costs an additional
per mile driven. The second plan has an initial fee of
and costs an additional
per mile driven.

Answer 1

Hi Rush,

You need to set this up as an inequality. 

Let x represent the mileage

Plan 1:  52 + 0.16x

Plan 2:  59 + 0.11x

 

52+0.16x>59 + 0.11x

 

Then solve for x:  x>140

 

In this inequality when x is greater than 140, then the first plan is the best.