document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166582>Question 166582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rental Company A charges $12.00 plus 80 cents per hour to rent a paint sprayer. A competitor, Rental company B rents the same sprayer for $3.95 plus $1.50 per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an algebraic equation for the cost in terms of the number of hours rented for each business.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine algebraically the number of hours for which the cost of renting a paint sprayer will be the same for company A or B. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an algebraic equation for the cost in terms of the number of hours rented for each business.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine algebraically the number of hours for which the cost of renting a paint sprayer will be the same for company A or B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let h = number of hours rented<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Company A:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(h) = 12 + .80h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Company B:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(h) = 3.95 + 1.50h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find out when the cost will be the same, set it equal to each other and solve for 'h':<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 + .80h = 3.95 + 1.50h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 = 3.95 + .70h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.05 = .70h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11.5 hours = h<BR>\n" );
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