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Andrea is comparing the prices charged by two different taxi firms.

Firm A charges £20 for a 5 mile journey and £30 for a 10 mile journey, and there is a linear relationship between the price and the length of the journey.

Firm B charges a pickup fee of £3 and then £2.40 for each mile travelled.

Find the length of the journey for which both firms would charge the same amount.​

Respuesta :

Answer: 17.5 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

P=price, L=length

Firm A:

P=2L+10

Firm B:

P=2.40L+3

2.40L+3=2L+10

L=17.5