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Repair-It charges $60 for a service call plus $25 per hour to repair the appliance. Let h represent the number of hours and C represent the total cost for the repair. Write an equation to find the total cost of the bill to fix your appliance after h hours.

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Repair-It charges $60 for a service call plus $25 per hour to repair the appliance. Let h represent the number of hours and C represent the total cost for the repair. Write an equation to find the total cost of the bill to fix your appliance after h hours.

zepdrix · Answer

So they charge $25 PER hour. Or in other words, 25 TIMES each h.
There is also an up front cost of $60.

So the total cost (C) for a fix is going to be the upfront cost + the charge for each hour.
C = 60 + 25h

Does that make sense? :O

anonymous · Answer

yes thank you!

anonymous · Answer

wait so the equation would be c = 60 + 25?