Question

When the plumber comes to my house to fix the leaky faucet, he charges a flat rate of $50 in addition to charging $22 per hour. If the final bill was $116, how long was the plumber at my house?

Answer 1

Answer: 3 hours

Step by step:
22x + 50 = 116
-50 = -50
22x = 66
—— = ——
22 22

X= 3

Answer 2

The answer to the question is 3 hours because you start with 50 then keep adding 22 until you get 116