Question

Emily needs to hire a pilot. Pilot A is offering his services for an initial $32 in addition to $22.18 per hour.

Pilot B is offering her services for an initial $46.75 in addition to $18.24 per hour. When
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charge the same amount of money?​

Answer 1

To find when Pilot A and Pilot B will charge the same amount, set up equations for each pilot and solve for the number of hours it takes for the charges to be equal.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find when the two pilots will charge the same amount of money, we need to set up an equation equal to each other. Let x be the number of hours. For Pilot A, the equation would be y = 32 + 22.18x, where y represents the total cost. For Pilot B, the equation would be y = 46.75 + 18.24x. To find when the charges are equal, we need to solve the equation 32 + 22.18x = 46.75 + 18.24x.

Simplifying the equation, we have 3.94x = 14.75. Dividing both sides by 3.94, we get x = 3.74. Therefore, the two pilots will charge the same amount after approximately 3.74 hours.