SOLUTION: Jake would like to hire a clown to perform at her son's birthday party. Clown City charges $100 for incidentals plus $30 per hour for hiring a clown to perform. Party Preformers

Question 422620: Jake would like to hire a clown to perform at her son's birthday party. Clown City charges $100 for incidentals plus $30 per hour for hiring a clown to perform. Party Preformers charges $120 for incidentals plus $25 per hour. How many hours would Jake need to plan on so that Party Performers is less expensive than Clown City?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jake would like to hire a clown to perform at her son's birthday party.
Clown City charges $100 for incidentals plus $30 per hour for hiring a clown to perform.
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C(x) = 100 + 30x dollars
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Party Performers charges $120 for incidentals plus $25 per hour.
P(x) = 120 + 25x dollars
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How many hours would Jake need to plan on so that Party Performers is less expensive than Clown City?
Solve:
P(x) < C(x)
120+25x < 100+30x
20 < 5x
x > 4 hrs
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