Question

Happy Paws charges $20.00 plus $3.50 per hour to keep a dog during the day. Woof Watchers charges $10.00 plus $4.75 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 h to represent the number of hours.

Answer 1

8 hours

Explanation:

Create an equation that sets the costs equal to each other, where h is the number of hours

3.5h + 20 = 4.75h + 10

Solve for h

3.5h + 20 = 4.75h + 10

20 = 1.25h + 10

10 = 1.25h

8 = h

So, it will take 8 hours for the costs to be equal