SOLUTION: A house contractor needs shingles to build a new roof. He wants to hire the company that will give him the lowest price. The first option charges a base rate of $80 +2 dollars per

Question 1195984: A house contractor needs shingles to build a new roof. He wants to hire the company that will give him the lowest price. The first option charges a base rate of $80 +2 dollars per shingle and the second option charge is a base rate of $60 +3 dollars per shingle. On what point will both options equal each other in value. Create a system of equations and use the equal value theorem to solve
Answer by josgarithmetic(39627) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x number of shingles

Value to value,

This does not seem realistic.
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