Solve.Andrea is having her yard landscaped. She obtained an estimate from two landscaping companies. Company A gave an estimate of $180 for materials and equipment rental plus $45 per hour for labor. Company B gave and estimate of $270 for materials and equipment rental plus $30 per hour for labor. Create a cost equation for each company where y is the total cost of the landscaping and x is the number of hours of labor. Determine how many hours of labor will be required for the two companies to cost the same.

A. 6 hours
B. 10 hours
C. 5 hours
D. 9 hours


Answer: A

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A. Maximum: none; minimum:    at  
B. Maximum: none; minimum:    at  
C. Maximum: none; minimum:    at  
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