SOLUTION: Moving company A charges $75 plus $40 an hour to move households across town. Moving Company B charges $65 an hour for cross-town moves. For what lengths of time is Moving Compan

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Question 434503: Moving company A charges $75 plus $40 an hour to move households across town. Moving Company B charges $65 an hour for cross-town moves. For what lengths of time is Moving Company B more expensive than Moving Company A? Write an inequality.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the number of hours
Company B = 75+40x
Company A 65x
Company B > Company A
75+40x> 65x
add -40x
75>65x-40x
75>25x
75>x
For x less than 3 hours company B is expensive.