document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253409>Question 253409</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Plumber Greg came to fix the Brown’s sink. He worked for four hours. The bill for the Browns was $34.59. Then he fixed the Minnick’s septic tank which took him 7 hours. The total bill was $55.23.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the independent and dependent variable? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185674 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tushki><B>tushki(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tushki><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185674\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the independent variable be x and dependent variable be y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "for working 4 hours he earns $34.59 which is equal to x+4y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "similarly,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for working 7 hours he earns $55.23 which is equal to x+7y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve these equations and then you will get the values of x and y </SPAN>\n" );
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