A jet ski company charges a flat fee of $24.00 plus $2.25 per hour to rent a jet ski. Another company charges a fee of $23.00 plus $2.50 per hour to rent the same jet ski.

Using a graphing calculator, find the number of hours for which the costs are the same. Round your answer to the nearest whole hour.

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Question

A jet ski company charges a flat fee of $24.00 plus $2.25 per hour to rent a jet ski. Another company charges a fee of $23.00 plus $2.50 per hour to rent the same jet ski.

Using a graphing calculator, find the number of hours for which the costs are the same. Round your answer to the nearest whole hour.

 9
8
4
3

anonymous · Answer

the first one would be y = 2.25x + 24
second one would be y = 2.50x + 23 
then you plug in each number to both of them or type them into your graphing calculator and see where they cross :)