Question

Happy Paws charges $22.00 plus $2.50 per hour to keep a dog during the day. Woof Watchers charges

$11.00 plus $3.75 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

Explanation:

22 +2.50x = 11 +3.75x

11+ 2.50x = 3.75x

11+2.5x=3.75x

2.5x+11=3.75x

2.5x+11−3.75x=3.75x−3.75x

−1.25x+11=0

−1.25x+11−11=0−11

−1.25x=−11

−1.25x/1.25 = 11/1.25

x=8.8