Question

8. Oscar charges $25 for the first hour of tutoring and $15 for each additional hour or fraction of an hour. The rates that Latoya charges for x hours of tutoring are modeled with the function shown. 30x, 06. Who will charge more to tutor for 5.5 hours, Oscar or Latoya? How much more?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a.  Oscar charges more to tutor for 5.5 hours than Latoya.

b. Oscar charges more by a difference of $1.00 for tutoring 5.5 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

Charges by Oscar:

1st hour of tutoring = $25

Additional hour or fraction = $15

For tutoring for 5.5 hours, Oscar charges:

1st hour of tutoring = $25

4.5 hours of additional tutoring = $75 ($15 * 5)

Total charges = $100

Charges by Latoya:

= 30x, 0.6, where x = hours of tutoring

Total charges = 30 * 5.5 * 0.6 = $99

Therefore, Oscar charges more for tutoring 5.5 hours than Latoya by $1 ($100 - $99).