The answer as a decimal is 1.8666
To answer the question above, let x the number of hours for the two jobs to cost equal. Harry's charge can be expressed as 70x + 130 and that of Lou is 80x + 40. Equating both,
70x + 130 = 80x + 40 ; x = 9
Thus, the job should take 9 hours for both charges to be equal.
Answer:
2.5 or 2 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
divide 15 by 3 and you'll get 5. multiply 1/2 by 5 and you get 2.5
