You can rent a car for the day from company A for $\$ 29.00$ plus $\$ 0.12$ a mile. Company B charges $\$ 22.00$ plus $\$ 0.21$ a mile. Find the number of miles $m$ (to the nearest mile) per day for which it is cheaper to rent from company A.
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For Company A, the cost function is: \[ C_A = 29 + 0.12m \] where \( m \) is the number of miles driven. Show more…
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