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Melanie recently hired an electrician to do some necessary work. On the final bill, Melanie was charged a total of $892. $485 was listed for parts and the rest for labor. If the hourly rate for labor was
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Melanie recently hired an electrician to do some necessary work. On the final bill, Melanie was charged a

total of $892. $485 was listed for parts and the rest for labor. If the hourly rate for labor was $37, how many hours of labor was needed to complete the job? *please write equation and answer!

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the equation should be 35x+485=892

and the answer would be $11.63

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Equation: 37x+485=892
Answer: X=11
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