Happy Paws charges $16.00 plus $1.50 per hour to keep a dog during the day. Woof Watchers charges $1

Happy Paws charges $16.00 plus $1.50 per hour to keep a dog during the day. Woof Watchers charges $11.00 plus $2.75 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.

Happy Paws Cost: C = 16 + 1.5h
Woof Watchers: C = 11 + 2.75h

Setup the equation where there costs are equal
16 + 1.5h = 11 + 2.75h

Subtract 11 from each side:
5 + 1.5h = 2.75h

Subtract 1.5h from each side
1.25h = 5

Divide each side by 1.25
h = 4