document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262851>Question 262851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please check my answer:a plumber gave an estimate for the renovation of a kitchen.her hourly pay is 24.$per hour and the plumbing parts will cost 60.$.if her total estimate is 228.$,how many hours does she expect the job to take? my answer is 7 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The total cost of the job is fixed cost + variable cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the number of hours worked is w then we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total Cost = 60 (fixed cost) + w*24 (variable cost).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "228 = 60 + 24*w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24w = 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are correct :) </SPAN>\n" );
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