A computer repairman charges $50 to come to an office pluse $35 per hour of work during one week he visrted 8 offices and his total income was $1450 how many hrs did the compter repairman work

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A  computer repairman charges $50 to come to an office pluse $35 per hour of work during one week he visrted 8 offices and his total income was $1450 how many hrs did the compter repairman work

oobleck · Answer

it's not quite that simple. For a job of x hours, he gets 50 + 35x So, given that he visited 8 offices, he got $400 in flat fees, and thus 400 + 35x = 1450 will give the total hours worked.