Question

The electrician charges a $20 service fee, plus $60 per

hour for electrical repairs, shown by the equation below.
Solve the equation 60h + 20 = 140 and explain the
meaning of the solutions• (What does h represent?
What do the numbers in the equation represent, etc.)
Now let's change this equation into an inequality:
60h + 20 < 140
How does the change from an equation to an inequality
impact the meaning? Give one scenario that could
account for the less than sign.

Answer 1

1a) h = 2

1b) "h" represents the amount of hours the electrician worked, so the electrician worked two hours. "60" represents the cost per hour. "20" represents the beginning service fee. "140" represents the total cost in the end.

2a) This impacts the meaning because instead of the equation, meaning that the customer of the electrician payed exactly $140, it is turned into an inequality, which means the customer payed $140 at most.

2b) The electrician charges a $20 service fee, plus $60 per hour for electrical repairs. The customer payed $140 at most. This is shown with the following equation: 60h + 20 < 140

Explanation:

60h+20=140

60h=120

h=2