document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967946>Question 967946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ted the mechanic charged one customer $565 for 4 hours of work. The next<BR>\n" );
document.write( "day, he charged another customer $1,210 for 9 hours of work. A new customer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "came in and Ted worked on his car for 7 hours. What did he charge him? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ted charges a flat fee plus an hourly rate.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h=hourly rate work; f=flat fee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f+4h=$565 Subtract 4h from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=$565-4h Use this to substitute for f below<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9h+f=$1020 Substitute for f from above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9h+$565-4h=$1020 Subtract $565 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5h=$455<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=$91 Ted charges $91 an hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=$565-4h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=$565-4($91)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=$565-$364<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=$201 Ted's fixed fee is $201<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9h+f=$1020 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9($91)+$201=$1020<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$819+$201=$1020<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1020=$1020<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For 7 hours work, Ted would charge:(c=total charge)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f+7h=c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$201+7($91)=c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$201+$637=c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$838=c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Ted would charge $838 for 7 hours work. <BR>\n" );
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