Question 1192113
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Write equation as you read the problem

    64.95 + 45*h = 79.95 + 40*h,


where h is hours.


From the equation,  h = {{{(79.95-64.95)/(45-40)}}} = {{{15/5}}} = 3 hours.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved and thoroughly explained.


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The lesson to learn from my post is that writing equations for such problems

is very simple and routine procedure. It does not require super-heroic intellectual efforts.

You write an equation as you read the problem. Always follow this rule, 
and the success always will be with you.