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Caroline needed to get her computer fixed. She took it to the repair store. The technician at the store worked on the computer for 2.75 hours and charged her $114 for parts. The total was $320.25. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine xx, the cost of the labor per hour.​

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The answer is 75$, hope this helped!!!!!
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Answer:

$75

Explanation:

Using the information given to us, we can create the equation:

2.75x + 114 = 320.25

Now we solve for x:

2.75x + 114 = 320.25

2.75x = 206.25

x = 75

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