If a Car Rental Company Charges $13 a Day and 11

Multiple Choice

If a car rental company charges $13 a day and 11 a mile to rent one of its cars, then the cost z , in dollars, to rent a car for x days and drive y miles can be found from the equation: A second company charges $19 a day and 8 a mile for the same car. The equation that gives the cost z , in dollars, to rent a car from this company for x days and drive it y miles can be found from the equation: A car is rented from each of the companies for 4 days. To find the mileage at which the cost of renting the cars from each of the two companies will be equal, solve the following system for y :

A) 900 miles
B) 850 miles
C) 875 miles
D) 750 miles
E) 800 miles