You are hiring someone to prune your trees. One charges $15 consult fee + 8/hr. Another charges no consult fee and $10/hr. who would you hire for a 3 hr job? where do they break even?

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anonymous · Answer

1) 3 hours work:
1st consultant: 15+3*8=39
2nd consultant: 3*10=30

anonymous · Answer

2nd consultant is cheaper
right?

anonymous · Answer

y=10(x)
y=8x+15

anonymous · Answer

this would work to calculate where do they break even.
8x+15=10x
x=... hours

anonymous · Answer

they break even at 10x=8x+15 ... 2x=15 .... x=7.5

anonymous · Answer

yep. 7.5 hours