A jet ski company charges a flat fee of $26.00 plus $3.25 per 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.%0D%0A%0D%0AUsing a graphing calculator, find the number of hours for which the costs are the same. Round your answer to the nearest whole hour.%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0A2%0D%0A2%0D%0A%0D%0A8%0D%0A8%0D%0A%0D%0A10%0D%0A10%0D%0A%0D%0A12

Answer 1

To find the number of hours for which the costs are the same, we can set up an equation and solve for the number of hours.

Let's represent the number of hours as "x".

For the first company, the cost is given by C1 = 26 + 3.25x.
For the second company, the cost is given by C2 = 24 + 3.50x.

To find the number of hours for which the costs are the same, we set C1 equal to C2 and solve for x:

26 + 3.25x = 24 + 3.50x

Simplifying the equation, we have:

2 = 0.25x

Dividing both sides by 0.25, we get:

x = 8

Therefore, the costs are the same after 8 hours.