Cody is hiring a lawyer to help him collect a debt. Part A Lawyer A charges an hourly rate. She estimates the case will take
20 hours and cost $4900. Write and solve an equation to determine
her hourly rate x.
Part B Lawyer B charges an hourly rate and an up-front fee of $650. He
estimates the case will take 22 hours and cost $5490. Write and solve
an equation to determine his hourly rate y.
Part C Use the hourly rates calculated in parts A and B to write and solve an
equation to determine the hours t of work the case would have to take
for Cody to get the same price from each lawyer.