SOLUTION: Show five-step process to solve the problem.DG's Plumbing and Heating charges $50 plus $65 per hour for emergency service. Bill remebers being billed just over $450 for an emergenc
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Question 260118: Show five-step process to solve the problem.DG's Plumbing and Heating charges $50 plus $65 per hour for emergency service. Bill remebers being billed just over $450 for an emergency call. How long to the nearest hour was the plumber at Bill's house? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Show five-step process to solve the problem.DG's Plumbing and Heating charges $50 plus $65 per hour for emergency service. Bill remebers being billed just over $450 for an emergency call. How long to the nearest hour was the plumber at Bill's house?
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DG charges 50 + 65x dollars where x is the number of hours worked.
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Solve 50 + 65x = 450 for "x"
65x = 400
x = 6.15 hrs
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rounding to the nearest hour you get x = 6 hrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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