SOLUTION: Action Amusement Park rents a motorized cart for a $10 initial charge and $7 per hour, represented by the equation y=7x+10 (total cost y for x hours). City Amusement Park rents the

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Question 1176839: Action Amusement Park rents a motorized cart for a $10 initial charge and $7 per hour, represented by the equation y=7x+10 (total cost y for x hours). City Amusement Park rents the same cart for a $8 initial charge and $8 per hour, represented by y=8x+8. How many hours is the total charge the same?
Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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    10 + 7x = 8 + 8x


    10 - 8 = 8x - 7x


       2   = x


ANSWER.  In 2 (two) hours.

Solved.