A jet ski company charges a flat fee of $26.00 plus $3.25 an hour to rent a jet ski. Another company charges a fee of $24.00 plus $3.50 per hour to rent the same jet ski.

Find the number of hours for which the costs are the same. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Options:

2
8
10
12

Question

A jet ski company charges a flat fee of $26.00 plus $3.25 an hour to rent a jet ski. Another company charges a fee of $24.00 plus $3.50 per hour to rent the same jet ski. 

Find the number of hours for which the costs are the same. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.


Options:

2
8
10
12

anonymous · Answer

How do I do this?

mathmale · Answer

Write two linear equations for the charges imposed by these two different companies.

Set them equal to each other and then solve the resulting equation for x, the number of hours of the rental period.

mathmale · Answer

Use the equation form y=mx + b for both cases (both companies).

anonymous · Answer

Thanks

mathmale · Answer

Happy to be of help; if you have further questions, please ask them.