Question

A painter charges $35 per hour for labor plus $40 for a ladder rental when he paints a house. the customer provides the paint. the total charge to paint a customer's house was $950.

how many hours did the painter spend painting this house?

Answer 1

the painter worked for 26 hours because 26*35=910+40 =950

Answer 2

The painter spent 26 hours painting the house.

Explanation:

If the painter charged $ 950 for painting a house, and he charges $ 35 per hour plus $ 40 for the ladder rental, in order to determine how many hours of work it took to paint the house, we must make the following calculation:

950 (total charge) - 40 (ladder rental) = Total work charge

910 (total charge per work) / 35 (charge per hour) = Total hours of work

910 / 35 = 26

It took 26 hours to the painter for painting the entire house.