Question
A plumber charges $50 for every house call and an additional $70 for each hour of work. For one house call yesterday, the plumber earned $435.
Which equation can be solved to find the number of hours the plumber worked on the house call?
Which equation can be solved to find the number of hours the plumber worked on the house call?
Answers
50 + 70x = 435
70x = 385
x = 5.5 hours
70x = 385
x = 5.5 hours