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Two plumbers make house calls. One charges $90 for a visit plus $45 per hour of work. The other charges $65
per visit plus $55 per hour of work. For how many hours of work do the two plumbers charge the same? Help!!

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The total cost for plumber number 1 expressed as a function of x is

c1(x)=45x+90

That is, the charge per hour times the number of hours plus the fixed charge for a visit.

Using the same pattern, write the function for the second plumber. Then set the two functions equal to each other and solve for

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