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Charlie’s Car Rentals charges a flat fee of $20 plus $24/day to rent a car. Jerry’s Car Rentals charges $28/day with no flat fee. The system that models this situation is given, where c is the cost of renting a car and d is the number of days a car is rented.
c = 20 + 24d
c = 28d
The solution to the system is (5, 140).
Which interpretation correctly describes the solution to the system of equations?
A.
The cost to rent a car is the same, $140, for both car rental companies if you rent a car for 5 days.
B.
The cost to rent a car is the same, $5, for both car rental companies if you rent a car for 140 days.
C.
Company A will charge more money on the fifth day by charging $140.
D.
Company A will charge less money on the fifth day by charging $140.
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The correct answer is A. The solution to the system shows that when you plug in the number 5 for d, or renting the car for 5 days, the same number comes out: $140.
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