document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70989>Question 70989</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not in book.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jim's brakes charges $25 for parts and $55 per hour to fix the brakes on a car. Myron's Auto charges $40 for parts and $30 per hour to do the same job. What length of job in hours would have the smae cost of both shops?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for helping me. I hate written problems </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50714 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=50714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For Jim's brakes use the equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=25%2B55x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=25%2B55x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and for Myron use <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=40%2B30x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=40%2B30x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find out when they will cost the same, set the two equations equal to each other (in other words set the two unknown prices equal to each other) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25%2B55x=40%2B30x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25%2B55x=40%2B30x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Solve for x (the time)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25x=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25x=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=15%2F25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=15%2F25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >So at 3/5 of an hour or at 36 minutes they will cost the same </SPAN>\n" );
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