SOLUTION: Not sure about the category so sorry. Question: Young is moving from Toronto to Ottawa and needs to hire a moving company. The first company he calls offers him the truck renta

Question 1163597: Not sure about the category so sorry.
Question: Young is moving from Toronto to Ottawa and needs to hire a moving company. The first company he calls offers
him the truck rental and two movers for $1000, plus $60 per hour. The second company charges a rate of $100 per
hour. Determine the number of hours of use for which both companies would charge the same amount.
Answer by ikleyn(52858) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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First company charges  1000 + 60x  dollars, where x are hours.

 
Second company charges  100x       dollars.


To find this unknown x, make this equation


    1000 + 60x = 100x.


Then solve it


    1000 = 100x - 60x

    1000 = 40x

    x    = 1000/40 = 25  hours.    ANSWER

Solved.

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