document.write( "Question 1168443: Joseph and his friends are going to play putt-putt. At one location, they can pay $2.00 for rentals plus $7.50 per game. At another location, it would cost $8.00 for rentals plus $6.00 per game. Write an equation to show how many games they would have to pay in order for either location to cost the same amount.\r
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represent the variable cost for either situation, let

represent the fixed cost for either situation and then let

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representing the index number of the situation you are trying to model. Since you are interested in the value of

that makes the costs equal, set the two right-hand sides equal to each other and solve for

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