Question

Mike's plumbing charges 22 for coming to your house and 17 per hour for labor . If I paid him 311 , how many hours,h, was mike at my house write and solve an equation that is represented in this scenario.

Answer 1

311-22=289 which is just the fee for coming to your house then divide that by 17 for how many hours and 289 divided by 17 = 17 so 17 is your answer