Section 6.4 - Page 1
back to home
Navigation

Concepts:

You are given information about two courier companies. The following graph shows the rate charged by each company to deliver a parcel according to the distance travelled.

The following equation is used to determine how much company A charges to deliver a parcel:

where c: charge for delivering a parcel, in dollars
d: distance travelled, in kilometres
For a certain distance traveled, both companies charge the same rate to deliver a parcel.
What is this distance? (click for solution)