Problema Solution
a house painting company charges $376 plus $12 per hour. Another painting company charges $280 plus 15 per hour.
a. how long is a job for which both companies will charge the same amount
b. what will that cost be?
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a. Let 'x' represent the number of hours needed to finish the job.
376 + 12x = 280 + 15x
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x = 32 hours
Both companies will charge the same of 32 hours long job.
b. The cost will be 376 + 12*32 = $760.