Question

andrew is moving to nashville TN. he decides to hire a moving company and gets two quotes. the first quote is $340 which includes 10 hours of packing and 3 hours of loading tje truck. the second quote is for $495 which includes 15 hours of packing and 4 houra of loading the moving truck. determine the hourly rates the moving company charges for packing and loading the truck

Answer 1

Answer: $26.094 an hour

Explanation:

First, add up the total hours:

10 + 3 + 15 + 4 = 32

Now, add up the total amount charged:

340 + 495 = 835

Now, divide the amount charged by the number of hours:

835 / 32 = *26.094

* or 26.09375 if it needs to be exact.