SOLUTION: 3. Moving Costs
Moving company A charges $80 plus $55 an hour to move households across town. Moving Company B charges $75 an hour for cross-town moves. For what lengths of ti
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Question 484151: 3. Moving Costs
Moving company A charges $80 plus $55 an hour to move households across town. Moving Company B charges $75 an hour for cross-town moves. For what lengths of time is Moving Company B more expensive than Moving Company A? Write an inequality and solve for time t.
Show your work not just the final answer.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the number of hours
company A 80 + 55.00 x
Company B 0 + 75.00 x
company A < Company B
0 + 75.00 x < 80 + 55.00 x
0 + 75.00 x < 80 + 55.00 x
0 - 80 < 55 x -75 x
-80 < -20 x
4 < x
x should be greater than 4 hours for B to be more expensive
