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Aaron needs to hire a waiter. Waiter A is offering his services for an initial $25 in addition to $6.25 per hour. Waitress B is offering her services for an initial $30 in addition to $5.25 per hour. When will the two waiters charge the same amount of money?

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Let X be the number of hours:


Waiter A = 25 + 6.25x

Waiter B = 30 + 5.25x


Set them equal and solve for x:

25 + 6.25x = 30+5.25x

Subtract 25 from each side:

6.25x = 5 + 5.25x

Subtract 5.25x from each side:

1x = 5


It will take 5 hours for both waiters to charge the same amount.

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