SOLUTION: the uptown parking garage charges $6.25 for the first hour and $0.60 for each additional hour. the downtown parking garage charges $4.75 for the first hour and $0.90 for each addit
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Question 1011962: the uptown parking garage charges $6.25 for the first hour and $0.60 for each additional hour. the downtown parking garage charges $4.75 for the first hour and $0.90 for each additional hour. for how many hours will the two garages charge an equal amount of money? Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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H=additional hours; H+1=number of hours when cost is the same
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$6.25+$0.60H=$4.75+$0.90H
$1.50=$0.30H
5=H
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H+1=5+1=6
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ANSWER: The cost is the same after a total of 6 hours.
