Question

Plumber X charges a flat rate of $41.00 for a visit. Plumber Y charges no flat rate but charges $46 per hour. The total amount they both earned is $732.00. If Plumber Y works for 7 hours, how many visits did Plumber X make?

Answer 1

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Answer:

10

Explanation:

The total earnings for X visits by plumber X and Y hours worked by plumber Y is ...

41X +46Y = total earnings

41X +46(7) = 732 . . . . . for the given values

41X = 410 . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 322

X = 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 41

Plumber X made 10 visits.