document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395980>Question 395980</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, can someone please help me with this problem?  I have no idea how to even go about doing it. Thank you!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"A carpenter charged $110 for a 3 hour job and charged $160 for a 5 hour job.  At this rate how much would he charge for a job that required 8 hours to complete?\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some assumptions have to be made, but<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference of 2 hours causes a difference of $50.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That implies a minimum plus an hourly charge.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hourly = $50/2 = $25/hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Minimum = $110 - $25*3 = $35<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Charge = $35 + $25*hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For 8 hours = $35 + $25*8 = $235 </SPAN>\n" );
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