A truck can be rented from Company A for $90 a day plus $0.30 per mile. Company B charges $40 a day plus $0.40 per mile to rent the same truck. Find the number of miles in a day at which the rental costs for Company A and Company B are the same. At _____ miles, the rental costs are the same from either company.
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