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Jake is comparing the prices of two mattress cleaning companies. Company A charges $30 per mattress and an additional $13 as service charges. Company B charges $28 per mattress and an additional $15 as service charges.
Part A: Write equations to represent Company A's and Company B's total mattress cleaning charges for a certain number of mattresses. Define the variable used in the equations.
Part B: Which company would charge less for cleaning 4 mattresses? Justify your answer.
Part C: How much money is saved by using the services of Company B instead of Company A to clean 7 mattresses?
Part A: y = 30x + 13 y is the total cost 30 is the price per mattress x is the number of mattress(es) 13 is the service y = 28x + 15 y is the total cost 28 is the price per mattress x is the number of mattress(es) 15 is the service charge For Part B - replace the x's with 4 so for Company A y = 30(4) + 13 30 * 4 = 120 + 13 = 133 Replace the x's with 4 so for Company B y = 28(4) + 15 28 * 4 = 112 + 15 = 127 Company B charges less for the cleaning of 4 mattresses Same thing for Part C, plug 7 into the x's y = 30(7) + 13 30 x 7 = 210 + 13 = 223 y = 28(7) + 15 28 * 7 = 196 + 15 = 211 Since you are trying to find money saved from using the services of Company B to Company A, subtract total cost of 7 mattresses from Company A to Company B 233 - 211 = 22 TLDR: Part A: Company A: y = 30x + 13 Company B: y = 28x + 15 y = total cost 30 and 28 = price per mattress(es) x = how many mattresses 13 and 15 = service charges Part B: Company A: y = 30(4) + 13 = 30 * 4 = 120 + 13 = 133 Company B: y = 28(4) + 15 = 28 * 4 = 112 + 15 = 127 Company B costs less for 4 mattresses Plug 4 into x since you are trying to find the price of 4 mattresses Part C: Company A: y = 30(7) + 13 = 30 x 7 = 210 + 13 = 223 Company B: y = 28(7) + 15 = 28 * 7 = 196 + 15 = 211 233 - 211 = 22 Plug 7 into the x's because you're trying to find the price of 7 mattresses Subtract Company B from Company A to find the cost of savings