1.) An art gallery owner is framing a painting. The width of the painting to be displayed is 30 inches. He wants the width of the frames oainting to be 381/2 inches.How wide should each section of the frame be?

2.) Ace Truck Rental charges $54 a day plus 9 cents per mile. Roni's Truck Rental charges $38.00 a day plus 13 cents per mile. For how many miles will the cost of renting a truck for one day at Ace equal the cost at Roni's?

(38 1/2 - 30)/2 = 4 1/4

54 + 0.09x = 38 + 0.13x