Question

A plumber chargers $52.50 per hour plus a $65.00 service charge. Your father's firm hires him to fix some leaky pipes. The plumber spends h Hours to complete the job. Complete the function that represents the cost of the total bill, c(h), in terms of hours worked.

Answer 1

Answer: c(h) = 65+52.50h

Explanation:

Given: per hour cahrge = $52.50

Service charge = $ 65

Total money charged by plumber = Service charge+(per hour change) (Number of hours) ...(i)

If c(h) = Total cost of the bill for h hours.

Then, c(h) = 65+52.50h [Substitute all values in (i)]

The required function: c(h) = 65+52.50h that represents the cost of the total bill.