Jose is comparing the prices of two carpet cleaning companies. Company A charges $0.40 per square foot of carpet area and an additional $22 per day for services. Company B charges 0.60 per square foot of carpet area and an additional $18 per day for services.
Write equations to represent Company A and Company B's total charges for cleaning a certain carpet area in a day. Define the variable used in the equations.
Which company would charge less for cleaning 500 square feet of carpet area? Justify your answer.
How much money is saved by using the

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Jose is comparing the prices of two carpet cleaning companies. Company A charges $0.40 per square foot of carpet area and an additional $22 per day for services. Company B charges 0.60 per square foot of carpet area and an additional $18 per day for services.
Write equations to represent Company A and Company B's total charges for cleaning a certain carpet area in a day. Define the variable used in the equations. 
Which company would charge less for cleaning 500 square feet of carpet area? Justify your answer.
 How much money is saved by using the