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Big Time Movers charges an initial fee of $24.50, plus $12.75 an hour for their moving services. On holidays, they charge 2.5 times their regular total amount. If they made $188.75 on a job on New Year’s Day, how many hours did they work?

This equation represents the data:

2.5(12.75x + 24.50) = 188.75

Big Time Movers worked
hours on New Year’s Day.

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Passage:

Big Time Movers charges an initial fee of $24.50, plus $12.75 an hour for their moving services. On holidays, they charge 2.5 times their regular total amount.

Question:

If they made $188.75 on a job on New Year’s Day, how many hours did they work?

Answer:

Big Time Movers worked "4" hours on New Year’s Day.

Step-by-step explanation:

I did the instruction on edge 202 and got it right

User Nico Serrano
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The answer is:

x = 4hrs

Step-by-step explanation:

2.5(12.75x + 24.50) = 188.75

31.875x + 61.25 = 188.75

31.875x = 188.75 - 61.25

31.875x = 127.50

x = 127.50/31.874

x = 4

I hope this helps!!!
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