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jeff22:

Celeste and Dora both offer guitar lessons. Celeste charges an initial fee of $5.00, and an hourly rate of $7.25. Dora has an initial fee of $10.25, and an hourly rate of $6.50. The equation 7.25h + 5 = 6.5h + 10.25 represents the scenario.

jeff22:

At how many hours of instruction will the cost be the same for both instructors?

deathscarewolf:

so do 7.25h + 5 then do 6.5 + 10.25 then add the sums then you get your awnser

jeff22:

ok,done

deathscarewolf:

do you have your answer now

jeff22:

i got 29

deathscarewolf:

so how much with the teacher get paid for it from both

jeff22:

????

deathscarewolf:

let me resay that how many hours will it cost them to play

jeff22:

29???

deathscarewolf:

yup thats your awnser then

jeff22:

it's wrong

deathscarewolf:

so you need to find h

deathscarewolf:

so make the terms into a fractior

deathscarewolf:

then multiple the fractions you get

deathscarewolf:

then take off 5 from each

deathscarewolf:

then simplify it

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