Question

A handyman charges a fixed rate of R to visit a customers house. In addition, the hardy man charges an hourly rate for H for each hour worked. Write a formula to represent T the total amount this handyman would charge for a job that requires N hours of work?

Answer 1

T == R + NH

Explanation:

The fixed rate R is added to the hourly charges to get the total T. The hourly charges are the product of the number of hours and the charge per hour, NH.

The sum is then ...

... T = R + NH