Baxter Tree Service charges $42 per tree to trim them, and an additional $75.50 to remove the trimmings from the property. His competitor, Barron and Son, charges $37 per tree to trim them but charges $95.50 to remove trimmings. How many trees, t, must be trimmed to make the two companies cost the same amount?

Step-by-step explanation:

Baxter Tree Service:

Per tree trimming charges = $42

Additional charges for removing the trimmings from the property = $75.50

Number of trees trimmed =

Total charges = Additional charges + cost of trimming trees

Total charges = $75.50 + $42

Barron and Son:

Per tree trimming charges = $37

Additional charges for removing the trimmings from the property = $95.50

Number of trees trimmed =

Total charges = Additional charges + cost of trimming trees

Total charges = $95.50 + $37

Now, the total charges need to be same and we have to find the value of .

number of trees must be trimmed.

if x = 1, then the answer is 3.5