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Happy Paws charges $19.00 plus $4.50 per hour to keep a dog during the day. Woof Watchers charges $8.00 plus $5.75 per hour. Complete the equation and solve it to find for how many hours the total cost of the services is equal. Use the variable to represent the number of hours.

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Answer:

8.8 hours

Explanation:

Happy Paws y=4.5x+19

Woof Watchers y=5.75x+8

4.5(8.8)+19

$58.6

5.75(8.8)+8

$58.6

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