Question

Mary’s yard is a mess. She needs to hire someone to prune her trees and shrubs. A landscaping service she calls quotes her a price of $15 consultation fee plus $8 an hour for the actual work. Mary’s neighbor has offered to help her out. She doesn’t charge a consultation fee, but does charge $10 an hour for her work.

Who do you think Mary should hire for a 3-hour job and why?
a.

Mary should hire the landscaping service; 3 hours of labor would cost $23, while the neighbor would charge $30.
b.

Mary should hire the landscaping service; 3 hours of labor would cost $30, while the neighb

Answer 1

@yungkrystal Did you see your last question?

Answer 2

Yes I got a 1,000

Answer 3

Yep, you got it.

Answer 4

Wanna help me on this question?

Answer 5

Sure.

Answer 6

Okay, we can set up two equations.

Landscaping Service:

15 + 8x

Mary's Neighbor:

10x

Where x = hours.

Answer 7

We can plug in x = 3 into both of the equations:

15 + 8(3)

15 + 24

39

So the Landscaping Service will charge $39 for 3 hours.

10(3)

Can you multiply 10 * 3? @yungkrystal

Answer 8

30

Answer 9

What do you get?

Answer 10

Yep, so Mary's neighbor will charge $30 for 3 hours, and the Landscaping Service will charge $39.

So which one do you think Mary should choose for 3 hours? @yungkrystal

Answer 11

D

Answer 12

?

I can't see option D..