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Shirley is going to have the exterior of her home painted. Tim's painting charges $250 plus $14 per hour. Colorful Paints charges $22 per hour. How many hours would the job need to take for tim's painting
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Shirley is going to have the exterior of her home painted. Tim's painting charges $250 plus $14 per hour. Colorful Paints charges $22 per hour. How many hours would the job need to take for tim's painting to be the better deal

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T=14x+250\\C=22x\\\\14x+250=22x\\250=8x\\31.25=x

31 hours 15 minutes.
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