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The accountant charged $35 for the first hour of work and $23 for each hour after that. He earned a total of $127. How many hours did he work?

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He worked for a total of 5 hours.
He charged $35 for the first hour and $23 for the remaining 4 hours. (
35+23(4)=35+92=127 )
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