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NO LINKS!!! A mechanic charges $45 to inspect your heater, plus $80 per hour to work on it. You owe the mechanic a total of $385. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of time (h) (in hours) the
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A mechanic charges $45 to inspect your heater, plus $80 per hour to work on it. You owe the mechanic a total of $385. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of time (h) (in hours) the mechanic works on your heater.

What is the equation and and the answer?

User Asfar Irshad
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all I know is that it took him 4 hours and 32 minutes to work on it. 385-45=340/80=4.32
User Lonnie
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385=80x+45

x=4.25 hours

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