SOLUTION: A graphics company charges $50 per hour to create a logo plus $250 for the ownership rights of the logo. A private contractor charges $75 per hour to develop a logo plus a $100 sup

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Question 1094978: A graphics company charges $50 per hour to create a logo plus $250 for the ownership rights of the logo. A private contractor charges $75 per hour to develop a logo plus a $100 supply fee.
Which equation can be solved to determine x, the number of hours after which the costs would be the same?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the number of hours needed to create a logo. Then:
100+75n=250+50n
25n=150
n=6
For n<6, The private contractor is cheaper
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