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Ella needed to get her computer fixed. She took it to the repair store. The technician at the store worked on the computer for 3 hours and charged her $61 for parts. The total was $226. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine x, the cost of the labor per hour.

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it would be 55. 3x=165 . x= 165/3 . n boom 55 .
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Answer:

x = 55

Explanation:

61+3×X=226

61+3x=226-61

3x=165

x= 165/3

x= 55

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