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A repair bill for your car is $553. The parts cost $265. The labor cost is $48 per hour. Write and solve an equation to find the number of hours of labor spent repairing the car. Record the solution (answer),

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Answer:

6 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the labor hours be x.

The bill comprises of parts cost plus labor cost. Labor cost is hours times the cost per hour. Then we have equation:

  • 265 + 48x = 553
  • 48x = 553 - 265
  • 48x = 288
  • x = 288/48
  • x= 6

So the answer is 6 hours.

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