Question

Mikes plumbing charges 68 for coming to your house and 17 per hour for labor if I paid him 357, how many hours, h, was mike at my house ? Write and solve an equation that is represented in this scenario.

Answer 1

b.
`68 + 17h = 357`

f. 17 hours

Explanation:

Charges for coming to my house = $68 (this will be the constant of the equation)

Amount charged per hour labor = $17

hours = h

Total amount paid to Mike = 357

The equation that represents this situation can be expressed as:

`68 + 17h = 357`

Solve for h

`68 + 17h - 68 = 357 - 68` (subtraction property of equality)

`17h = 289`

`(17h)/(17) = (289)/(17)` (division property of equality)

`h = 17`

Mike was in my house for 17 hours.