Green Grass, Inc. charges an initial fee of $15 plus $10 per hour for lawn services. Their main competitor S & G Lawn Care charges an initial fee of $35 plus $7 per hour. Write and solve an equation to determine when the charges for each company be equal? Explain how to determine when it would be better to use Green Grass, Inc. and when it would be better to use their competitor, S & G Lawn Care.
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Green Grass, Inc. charges an initial fee of $15 plus $10 per hour for lawn services. Their main competitor S & G Lawn Care charges an initial fee of $35 plus $7 per hour.
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Write and solve an equation to determine when the charges for each company be equal?
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Explain how to determine when it would be better to use Green Grass, Inc. and when it
would be better to use their competitor, S & G Lawn Care.
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