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Question 9 of 25

Company A charges $125 annual fee plus $5 per hour car share fee.
Company B charges $80 plus $10 per hour. What is the minimum number of
hours that a car share needs to be used per year to make company A a better
deal?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11

Answer 1

The minimum number of hours that a car share needs to be used per year to make company A a better deal is 10 hours.

To find out, you need to set up an equation to represent the total cost of using each company for x number of hours:

Company A: 125 + 5x
Company B: 80 + 10x

You want to find out when Company A is cheaper than Company B, so you need to set up an inequality:

125 + 5x < 80 + 10x

Solving for x, you get:

45 < 5x

9 < x

Therefore, you need to use the car share for at least 10 hours (since you can't use it for a fraction of an hour).