SOLUTION: Helga sews hand-made quilts for sale at a local craft shop. She knows that the materials for the last quilt that she made costs $76 and that it required 44 hours of work to complet

Question 227680: Helga sews hand-made quilts for sale at a local craft shop. She knows that the materials for the last quilt that she made costs $76 and that it required 44 hours of work to complete the quilt. If Helga received $450 for the quilt, how much did she earn for each hour of work, taking into account the cost of the material? a. What is the appropriate replacement setfor this problem? b. Write and solve th equations suggested by this problem. c. Write the solution set for this problem.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
76+44x=450
44x=450-76
44x=374
x=374/44
x=$8.50 would be her hourly rate.
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