one yard company charges $50 a month to mow and edge a lawn plus $10 an hour for the worker. A second conpany charges $60 a month to mow and edge a lawn plus $8 an hour for the worker each lawn company also offers additional services for an extra fee. for how many hours of work will the cost be the same
The cost of company 1: 10x+50 The cost of company 2: 8x+60 The cost will be the same at: [tex]10x + 50 = 8x + 60 \\ 2x = 10 \\ x = 5[/tex] The answer is 5 hours