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A plumber charges a fixed fee of $75 to make a service call, plus an hourly rate of $40. Alejandro needs to hire the plumber for a job that will take 7 hours. Write and solve an equation for the total
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A plumber charges a fixed fee of $75 to make a service call, plus an hourly rate of $40. Alejandro needs to hire the plumber for a job that will take 7 hours. Write and solve an equation for the total cost of the job.

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40X+75=Y
X is the number of hours so, 7
40*7+75=y and just do the math.
40*7+75=355
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