Question

The charge for a plumbing repair was $29.60 for parts, 1 1/4 hr. For labor at $56 per hr. And a $40 for the service call. What was the total cost (c) of the repair?

Answer 1

$139.60

Explanation:

$40 for coming

$29.60 for parts

56 times 1.25 for labor = 70

70 + 29.6 + 40 = 139.6

Answer 2

Cost is $139.60

Explanation:

From the question we can acquire that the charges of plumbing repair was $29.60 for 1 1/4 hour. The labor is $56 per hour during the job. However, for the service of plumbing at call charges are $40.

Putting all the given values in a formula in order to find the cost of repair,

Cost (C) = Charges of plumber + Hour to the power of labor charges + service call.

C = $ 29.60 + 1 ¼ ^ $56 +$ 40

C = $ 29.60 + 5/4 ^ $ 56 +$ 40

C = $ 29.60 +$ 70 + $40

C = $139.60

Therefore, the cost of the repair is $139.60