Carpet plus installs carpet for $100 plus $8 per square yard of carpet. Carpet World charges $75 for installation and $10 per square yard of carpet. Find the number of square yards of carpet for which the cost including carpet and installation is the same.

Question

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Answer 1

100+8x = 75+10x
100-75 = 10x-8x
25 = 2x
/2 /2
12.5 = x

If you order 12.5 squares, the cost will be the same!!!

Answer 2

The cost will be the same so its 12.5

Answer 3

One shuttle service charges $10 for pickup and $0.10 per mile .the other shuttle service has no pickup fee but charges $0.35 per mile .find the number of miles for which the cost of the shuttle services is the same

Answer 4

12.5 yd squared