SOLUTION: A plumber charges $25 for a service call plus $50 per hour of service. Write an equation for the cost, C, after h hours of service. Show all work for the equation. What will be

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Question 1189294: A plumber charges $25 for a service call plus $50 per hour of service. Write an equation for the cost, C, after h hours of service. Show all work for the equation.
What will be the total cost for 8 hours of work? Show all work.
Answer by ikleyn(52775) About Me  (Show Source):
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The total cost, C, after h hours of service is

    C(h) = 25 + 50*h  dollars.


The total cost after 8 hours of service is

    C(8) = 25 + 50*8  dollars.


Compute it on your own to convince yourself that you do understand my instructions.

Happy calculations (!)