Question

a repair bill for your car is 553. the parts cost 265. the labor cost is 48 per hour write and solve an equation to find the number of hours of labor spent repairing the car

Answer 1

Let's represent the number of hours with the variable 'h' (or whatever letter you want it to be):

265 + 48h = 553

Substract both sides by 265:

48h = 288

Divide:

h = 6

6 hours of labor was spent