Question

Bobby mows his neighbors' lawns to raise money to buy a new bike. He charges $5 and then $10 for each hour it takes him to mow the yard. He uses the equation C=5+10h to calculate costs. How many hours does he have to mow for if the bike costs $165?

Answer 1

$16

Explanation:

Given data

Flat Charge= $5

Fee per hour= $10

The expression describing the total cost is

C= 5+10h

For C=$165, we can find h as

165=5+10h

165-5=10h

160=10h

h= 16

Hence the cost per hour would be $16