Question

Jake is comparing the prices of two laundry service companies. Company A charges $20 per load and an additional $8 as service charges. Company B charges $24 per load and an additional $4 as service charges.

Part A: Write equations to represent Company A and Company B's total laundry charges for a certain number of loads. Define the variable used in the equations.

Part B: Which company would charge less for 5 loads of laundry? Justify your answer.

Part C: How much money is saved by using the services of Company A instead of Company B to clean 9 loads of laundry?

Answer 1

For the answer to the question above,
Company A
$20 per load
$8 service
Company B
$24 per load
$4 service

A)
Let l be the number of loads

Company A = 20 l + 8
Company B = 24 l + 4

B)
Company A = 20*5 + 8
= $108
Company B = 24*5 + 4
= $124
Company A charges less

C)

Company A = 20*9 + 8
= $188
Company B = 24*9 + 4
= $220

220 - 188 = 32
Jake saves $32.

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