Question

Candice needs a plumber and must decide between 2 companies. For a service visit, Company A charges $60 to send a plumber plus $45/h. Company B charges $70 to send a plumber plus $35/h. The graph that models this situation is shown here.

According to the graph, what is the cost when the two plumbers have worked the same amount of time and cost is the same?



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Graphs of Cost vs Time for Company A and Company B. Cost is on the vertical axis and time is on the horizontal axis. The line for Company A goes through the points (0, 60), (1, 105), (1.5, 132.5). The line for Company B goes through (0, 70) and (1, 105).

Answer 1

$105

Explanation:

Your problem statement tells you both graphs go through the point (1, 105). This means both companies will charge $105 for 1 hour's work.