SOLUTION: A lawyer bills her clients $300 per hour of service. If a client's case requires 17 hours to complete, use a proportion to calculate how much the client will owe the lawyer (exclud

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Question 192178: A lawyer bills her clients $300 per hour of service. If a client's case requires 17 hours to complete, use a proportion to calculate how much the client will owe the lawyer (excluding tax).
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Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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the proportion is 300 to 1(hour equal x to 17(hours)....where x is the amount owed
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300%2F1=x%2F17
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x=300(17)=$5100.....after cross multiplication
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Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x/300=17/1
x=300*17
=$5100.
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Ed