After Oliver Queen lost ownership of his company at Queen's consolidated, Mr. Queen no longer has the luxury of spending his money without care. He wants to buy a new car, and he has narrowed his choices down to two models. Model A sells for $25000, gets 25 miles/gallon, and costs $250 a year for insurance. Model B sells for $32500, gets 40 miles/gallon, and costs $315 a year for insurance. He drives about 20,000 miles a year and gas costs about $2.50 a gallon. Find how long it will take for the cost of owning Model A to surpass the cost of owning Model B.

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After Oliver Queen lost ownership of his company at Queen's consolidated, Mr. Queen no longer has the luxury of spending his money without care. He wants to buy a new car, and he has narrowed his choices down to two models. Model A sells for $25000, gets 25 miles/gallon, and costs $250 a year for insurance. Model B sells for $32500, gets 40 miles/gallon, and costs $315 a year for insurance. He drives about 20,000 miles a year and gas costs about $2.50 a gallon. Find how long it will take for the cost of owning Model A to surpass the cost of owning Model B.

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