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?

A. 435=7x+50

B. 435=(50+70)x

C. 435=(x+70)+50

D. 435=50x+70

1 answer

The correct equation to solve for the number of hours the plumber worked on the house call is:

D. 435=50x+70