Question

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.

Part A: write equations to represent Company A and Company B's charges for cleaning a certain carpet area in a day. Define the variable used in the equations:

Part B: which company would charge less for cleaning 500 square feet of carpet area? Justify your answer.

Answer 1

Part C: how much money is saved by using the services of Company A instead of Company B for cleaning 200 square feet of carpet area?

Answer 2

Part A:

Company A 0.40 + 22 = 22.40 Company B 0.60 + 18 = 18.60. One square foot

Part B:

Company B, because Company B charges 9300 and Company A charges 11200.

Part C:

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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