A plumber charges a base fee of $55 for service call plus &35 per hour for each hour worked during the service call. Write and equation between the total price if the service call and the number of hours worked

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Damien

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5 May, 10:09

A plumber charges a base fee of $55 for service call plus &35 per hour for each hour worked during the service call. Write and equation between the total price if the service call and the number of hours worked

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Travis Key · Answer 1

p = 55 + 35h

Step-by-step explanation:

Let p and h represent the price of the service call and the hours worked, respectively. The price charged is 35 dollars for each hour, so the time-based part of the price is 35h. The base fee of 55 dollars is added to that for a total price of ...

p = 55 + 35h