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Question 131272: can you help me with this word problem? I have no idea how to set this up!
write an equation and use it to solve the following problem: A plumber charged a customer $117 (before any taxes), listing $47 for materials and the rest for labor. If the plumber charged a customer for 2 hours, what is the hourly rate for labor?

Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(117-47)/2=70/2=$35 IS THE HOURLY RATE.
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