Question

An auto repair shop charged a customer $318 to repair a car. The bill listed $68 for parts and tge remainder for labor. If the cost of laboris $50 per hour, determine how many hours,x, of the labor it took to repair the car.

Answer 1

68+50x = 318
50x = 250
x = 5
therefore, it took five hours of labour

Answer 2

5 hours and 16 minutes, or x=5.16.