You can rent a car for the day from Company A for $26 plus $0.12 a mile.Company B charges $24.00 plus $0.19 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 161 miles
B) less than 95 miles
C) more than 29 miles
D) more than 161 miles
E) less than 29 miles

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To determine when it's cheaper to rent from Company A, set up an inequality where the cost of Company A is less than the cost of Company B: $26 + $0.12m < $24 + $0.19m. Solving for m gives m > 29 miles.

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