Question

terry had his car repaired ace auto. he was charged $40 per hour of labor plus 200 for parts. his total bill for the repair before tax was $380. how many hours of labor was terry charged for? write an equation

Answer 1

380 = 40h +200 (equation)

4 1/2 hours (solution)

Explanation:

The total cost is the sum of labor cost and parts cost. The labor cost depends on the number of hours.

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An equation describing Terry's charges might be ...

total = labor cost + parts cost

380 = 40h +200 . . . . . . labor was $40 per hour for each of h hours

180 = 40h . . . . . . subtract 200

4.5 = h . . . . . . divide by 40

Terry was charged for 4 1/2 hours of labor.