The top of the chimney needed to be replaced. The new top for the chimney will cost $800 plus $40 per hour for labor. If it took the chimney guy 75 minutes to complete the work, how much will Mrs. Bredice pay?

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Melany Krause

Mathematics

26 August, 06:27

The top of the chimney needed to be replaced. The new top for the chimney will cost $800 plus $40 per hour for labor. If it took the chimney guy 75 minutes to complete the work, how much will Mrs. Bredice pay?

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Jennings · Answer 1

The answer would be $850 because you have the cost if the replacement, $800, and the one hour the chimney guy worked, $40. then all that's left is the last 15 minutes the guy worked on the chimney. 15 is one fourth of an hour so you would divide the $40 by 4 to get 10. 800+40+10=850