1.) −5(2x − 21) = 2(x − 4) − 31
x =


2.)Happy Paws charges $20.00 plus $2.50 per hour to keep a dog during the day. Woof Watchers charges $10.00 plus $3.75 per hour. Complete the equation and solve it to find for how many hours the total cost of the services is equal. Use the variable h to represent the number of hours.

The equation is .

The total cost of the services will be equal at hours.