Question

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.

Answer 1

4 hours

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:
Big time movers worked 4 hours on New Year’s Day.

Show your work:

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 / 31.875
X = 4....... 4 hours