Question

A plumbing company charges an hourly rate of $25 for labor. If the total charge for labor on ajob came to $75.00, which of the following equations can be solved to find the number ofhours spent on the job? Let h represent the number of hours.O (25+75) = 0O 75h=25None of the other answers are correctO 2543 750 25h= 75

Answer 1

Charge per hour: $25

Number of hours: h

Total charge: $75

So, to find the number of hours spent on the job, we have to multiply the charge per hour (25) by the number of hours (h); and that expression must be equal to the total charge (75).

Mathematically speaking:

25h=75