Imagine that you are trying to decide whether to fly or drive to visit a friend in another state. If you fly it will cost you $300 and take 6 hours. If you drive, it will cost you $180 and take 12 hours.Assuming everything else about the two options is the same, how much would you need to value your time per hour in order to prefer to fly rather than drive?O $24O $18O $6O $12

Given: when you fly it will cost you $300 and take 6 hours and if you drive it will cost you $180…

Answered: Imagine that you are trying to decide…

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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