SOLUTION: Raheel is comparing the cost of two parking garages. Garage A charges a flat fee of $6 per car plus $0.50 per hour. Garage B charges a flat fee of $2 per car plus $1 per hour. A

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Question 373607: Raheel is comparing the cost of two parking garages. Garage A charges a flat fee of $6 per car plus $0.50 per hour. Garage B charges a flat fee of $2 per car plus $1 per hour. After how many hours will the cost at Garage A be the same as the cost at Garage B? What will that cost be?
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Hi,

After how many hours will the cost at Garage A be the 

same as the cost at Garage B?

Let x represent the number of hours at both garages

$6 + .50x = $2 + $1.00x

4 = .50x

8hr = x, the number of hours when both garages would cost the same

$6 + .50*8  = $10 would be the cost a both garages after 8 hours