Question

Mackenzie is deciding between two parking garages. Garage A charges an initial fee of $12 to park plus $5 per hour. Garage B charges an initial fee of $6 to park plus $6 per hour. Let A represent the amount Garage A would charge if Mackenzie parks fort hours, and let B represent the amount Garage B would charge if Mackenzie parks for t hours. Write an equation for each situation, in terms of t, and determine the hours parked, t, that would make the cost of each garage the same

Answer 1

Answer:

A=5t+12

B=6t+6

At 6 hours, both equations equal $42.