Question

A plumber charges a one-time fee of $50 plus a fixed hourly rate (h) in dollars. The plumber works at a customer's house for 2 hours and charges a total of $100. Find the hourly rate the plumber charges.​

Answer 1

$25 an hour

Explanation:

use this equation y = hx + 50

y is the money earned and x is the hours worked

plug in 100 for y and 2 for x

100 = 2h + 50

solve for h

50 = 2h

25 = h

he charges $25 an hour