mike charges 100 dollars service charge plus 65 dollars per hour.
amy charges 40 dollars service charge plus 80 dollars per hour.
the cost to repair from mike is 100 + 65 * x.
the cost to repair from amy is 40 + 80 * x.
let x = 3 and you get:
the cost to repair from mike is 100 + 65 * 3 = 295 dollars.
the cost to repaid from amy is 40 + 80 * 3 = 280 dollars.
as long as the time to repair is 3 hours or less, the cost to repair will be cheaper from amy.
You can tell if you make the denominators the same easiest one is 30 for 6 and 5
1/5=6/30
1/6=5/30
now you can see which is bigger
Try 1(18) / 2
Just multiply 1 by 18 and divide 18 by 2.
Then we have 9!
