SOLUTION: A plumber charges a $35 on all house calls plus an hourly rate for labor. If the total bill for a job that takes 3 hours and $110, what is the plumber's hourly rate?
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Question 967693: A plumber charges a $35 on all house calls plus an hourly rate for labor. If the total bill for a job that takes 3 hours and $110, what is the plumber's hourly rate?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Total bill = $110
Fixed charge = $35 (charged just for driving to your house)
Then, what was charged for the hours worked is
$110 - $35 = $75 .
If those $75 were the charge for 3 hours of work,
then what the plumber charges for each hour of work is
The plumber's hourly rate is .
