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Shirley is going to have the exterior of her house painted so she contacts two different companies. Tim's Painting charges $250 plus $15 per hour. Colorful Paints charges $20 per hour. How many hours would the job need to take for Tim's Painting to cost the same as Colorful Paints?

1. DEFINE THE VARIABLE
2. WRITE AN EQUATION
3. SOLVE THE EQUATION
4. WRITE A SENTENCE FOR YOUR SOLUTION

Answer 1

Part 1) X= the number of hours worked

Part 2) $250+$15x=$20x

Part 3) $250x+$15=$20x
Get the same variables on the same side by subtracting 15x from each side

$250=$5x
Divide by 5 to get x alone

50 hours= x

Plug in 50 for x
$250+$15(50)=$20(50)
$250+$750=$1000
$1000=$1000

Part 4) Tims painting will need to work for 50 hours in order to to cost the same as Colorful paints.