You can rent a car for the day from Company A for $27 plus $0.11 a mile. Company B charges $24.00 plus $0.23 a mile. Find the number of miles m (to the nearest mile) per day for which it is cheaper to rent from Company A.
A)less than 150 miles
B)less than 88 miles
C)more than 25 miles
D)more than 150 miles
E)less than 25 miles

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The cost of renting from Company A is $27 + $0.11m, and the cost of renting from Company B is $24 + $0.23m. To find the number of miles for which it is cheaper to rent from Company A, we need to solve the inequality 27 + 0.11m < 24 + 0.23m. Solving for m, we get m > 25. Therefore, the answer is C) more than 25 miles.

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