Question

A plumber charges a base fee of $55 for service call plus &35 per hour for each hour worked during the service call. Write and equation between the total price if the service call and the number of hours worked

Answer 1

p = 55 + 35h

Explanation:

Let p and h represent the price of the service call and the hours worked, respectively. The price charged is 35 dollars for each hour, so the time-based part of the price is 35h. The base fee of 55 dollars is added to that for a total price of ...

p = 55 + 35h