SOLUTION: The bill (including parts and labor) for the repair of your car is shown. Some of the bill is unreadable. From what is given, can you determine how many hours were spent on labor?

Question 1203934: The bill (including parts and labor) for the repair of your car is shown. Some of the bill is unreadable. From what is given, can you determine how many hours were spent on labor? (If yes, find the number of hours and round your answer to two decimal places. If not possible, enter IMPOSSIBLE
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $198.00
Labor ($48 per hour) . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $378.00

Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The bill (including parts and labor) for the repair of your car is shown. Some of the bill is unreadable. From what is given, can you determine how many hours were spent on labor? (If yes, find the number of hours and round your answer to two decimal places. If not possible, enter IMPOSSIBLE
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $198.00
Labor ($48 per hour) . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $378.00
let the number of labour hours be x
378= 198+48 x
180 =48x
x= 3.75

number of hours spent on labor is 3.75 hours
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