Pat’s Painting Company charges a $125 painting fee, plus $17.50 per hour. Write and solve an equation to determine how many hour

Question

3 years ago

11

s the company worked if they were paid $221.25 for one job.

2 answers:

Radda [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-30T14:19:57+03:00

Radda [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

5.728 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

$225.25 - $125 =

$100.25

$100.25/ $17.50 =

5.728 hours

kiruha [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-11-30T16:33:57+03:00

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of hours worked

17.5x + 125 = 221.24

17.5x = 221.25 - 125

17.5x = 96.25

x = 96.25/17.5

x = 5.5 hours