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Sophie needed to get her computer fixed. She took it to the repair store. The

technician at the store worked on the computer for 4 hours and charged her $127 for
parts. The total was $227. Write and solve an equation which can be used to
determine x, the cost of the labor per hour.

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Answer: 227=4x+127

x=$25

Explanation:

227=4x+127 ==> equation

227-127=4x+127-127

4x=227-127

4x=100

4x/4=100/4

x=100/4

x=$25

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