Question

BRAINLY INCLUDED
A repair bill for your car is $553. The parts cost $265. The labor cost is $48 perhour. Write and solve an equation to find the number of hours t of labor spent repairing your car.

Equation __ = 553
t= __ hours

Answer 1

Answer:

t = 6 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

553  =  265  +  48 t

t = 6

Explanation:

Let  R  be the repair bill . Let  P  be the cost of parts

Let  L  be the labor cost

R = P +L

R

=

553

P

=

265

553

=

265

+

L

Let  

t

be the labor duration

Let  

r

be the labor rate

L

=

r

t

r

=

48

⇒

L

=

48

t

553

=

265

+

L

⇒

553

=

265

+

48

t

⇒

288

=

48

t

⇒

t

=

6