One company wants $10 per 3.5 hours, so they want 10 / 3.5 ≈ 2,86 dollars per hour (after rounding to the closest hundreths).
Second company wants $1.25 per half an hour, so they want 2 * 1,25 = 2,50 dollars per hour.
The unit rate is 2,86:2,50
4 - 2(x + 3) = 5
4 - 2x - 6 = 5
-2x - 2 = 5
-2x = 5 + 2
-2x = 7
x = -7/2 or = -3 1/2
