Question

one yard company charges $50 a month to mow and edge a lawn plus $10 an hour for the worker. A second conpany charges $60 a month to mow and edge a lawn plus $8 an hour for the worker each lawn company also offers additional services for an extra fee. for how many hours of work will the cost be the same

Answer 1

The cost of company 1: 10x+50
The cost of company 2: 8x+60
The cost will be the same at:

`10x + 50 = 8x + 60 \\ 2x = 10 \\ x = 5`
The answer is 5 hours