Question

Ieda and Thanh both offer piano lessons. Ieda charges an initial fee of $8.50 and an hourly rate of $11.00. Thanh charges an initial fee of $10.00 and an hour rate of $10.50. At how many hours of instruction will the price for each instructor be the same?

Answer 1

8.5 + 11 X = 10 + 10.5 X
0.5x=1.5
x=3
after 3 hrs the price will be the same