Given:
• Pro Painters:
Charge per hour = $200
Material fees = $6000
• Illusion Ltd:
Charge per hour = $150
Material fees = $8000
Let's create a graph of the cost for both companies.
Represent each situation using the slope-intercept form:
y = mx + b
In this case, y represents the total charge, m is the charge per hour, x represents the number of hours, and b represents the material fees.
We have the following:
• Equation for Pro Painters:
y = 200x + 6000
• Equation for Illsion Ltd:
y = 150x + 8000
To graph let's create two points on each equation.
We have:
• Pro painters:
y = 200x + 6000
When x = 1: y = 200(10) + 6000 = 8000
When x = 3: y = 200(30) + 6000 = 12000
We have the points:
(x, y) ==> (10, 8000), (30, 12000)
Plot the points and connect them using a straight line.
• Illusion Ltd:
y = 150x + 8000
When x = 2: y = 150(20) + 8000 = 11000
When x = 4: y = 150(40) + 8000 = 14000
We have the points:
(x, y) ==> (20, 11000), (40, 14000)
Plot the points and connect them using a straight line.
We have the graph below:
The green line represents the cost for Pro Painters
The blue line represents the cost for Illusion Ltd.
From the graph, the point of intersection is (40, 14000).
This means at 40 hours, the cost for both companies will be the same ($14,000)
ANSWER:
• Equation for Pro painters: , y = 200x + 6000
,• Equation for Illusion Ltd: , y = 150x + 8000
,• Point of intersection: (40, 14000)
