document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004728>Question 1004728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cal's Carriage Rides charges $20 plus $4.50 an hour for rides in the park. Hal's Horse and Buggy charges $30 plus $2.50 an hour for the same service. For how many hours would you pay the same total fee for a ride? What is that fee? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #622162 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=622162\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the number of hours...we set the two fees equal to find the number of hours that makes them so...so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 + 4.5x = 30 + 2.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging into either charge, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 + (4.5)(5) = $42.50 </SPAN>\n" );
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