Question

A repair bill for your car is $553. The parts cost $265. The labor cost is $48 per hour. Write and solve an equation to find the number of hours of labor spent repairing the car. Record the solution (answer),

Answer 1

6 hours

Explanation:

Let the labor hours be x.

The bill comprises of parts cost plus labor cost. Labor cost is hours times the cost per hour. Then we have equation:

• 265 + 48x = 553
• 48x = 553 - 265
• 48x = 288
• x = 288/48
• x= 6

So the answer is 6 hours.