Homework Help: ALGEBRA

Posted by Imagine on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 2:50pm.

You recently started the paperwork to purchase your new home, and were just notified that you can move into the house in 2 weeks. You decide to hire a moving company, but are unsure which company to choose. You search online and are interested in contacting two companies, Heavy Lifting and Quick Move, to discuss their rates. Heavy Lifting charges a $75 fee plus $50 per hour. Quick Move charges $100 for the 1st hour and $60 for each additional hour.

a. Which mover provides a better deal for 2 hours of work? How did you arrive at your answer?

b. Which mover provides a better deal for 12 hours of work? How did you arrive at your answer?

c. For what values h (hours) does Quick Move offer the better deal? Express your answer as an inequality. Explain how you reached your answer.

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