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A plumber charges $50 for every house call and an additional $70 for each hour of work. For one house call yesterday, the plumber earned $435. Which equation can be solved to find the number of hours the
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A plumber charges $50 for every house call and an additional $70 for each hour of work. For one house call yesterday, the plumber earned $435.

Which equation can be solved to find the number of hours the plumber worked on the house call?

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Answer:

435 divided by 70, plus 50.

50+(435/70)

Explanation:

User Marcus Johansson
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50+70x=435
-50 on both sides
70x=385
Divide 70 on both sides
X=5.5 hours
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