Georgia is comparing two accounting firms to do their books. Money Plus charges $85 per hour plus a one time fee of $305 for accounting services. Uncle Sam says Hey charges $65 per hour with a one time fee of $425 for accounting services. Write and solve an equation to determine how many hours each company have to work for their costs to be equal?

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Rosa Craig

Mathematics

16 April, 16:47

Georgia is comparing two accounting firms to do their books. Money Plus charges $85 per hour plus a one time fee of $305 for accounting services. Uncle Sam says Hey charges $65 per hour with a one time fee of $425 for accounting services. Write and solve an equation to determine how many hours each company have to work for their costs to be equal?

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Abbie Pena · Answer 1

Let ‘n’ be the no. Of hours:

85n+305 = 65n+425

85n = 65n+425-305

85n = 65n+120

85n-65n = 120

20n = 120

n = 120/20 = 6 hours

Therefore, Each company has to work 6 hours for their cost to be equal.