A plumbing contracter charges $40 per hour plus a call-out fee of $25. if the contracter charged $165 for a job, how long did the job take?

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ganeshie8 · Answer

say it took him $t$ hours

ganeshie8 · Answer

that means he must have charged $40\times t$ amount

ganeshie8 · Answer

and an additional $25 makes it :
$$40\times t + 25$$

yes ?

ganeshie8 · Answer

set that equal to 165 and solve $t$

ganeshie8 · Answer

$$40\times t + 25 = 165$$

anonymous · Answer

So is the answer to this 165

danjs · Answer

Total Amount Charged = [Hourly Rate] x [#Hours] + [Call-out Fee]

anonymous · Answer

Do you know the answer?

danjs · Answer

I didnt calculate it, you need to put the numbers.

anonymous · Answer

idk where they go xD sorry im really dumb at maths

danjs · Answer

Total amount charged = 165
and
call-out fee = 25
and
hourly rate = 40

danjs · Answer

@ganeshie8 wrote the equation out for you above

anonymous · Answer

whats the t

danjs · Answer

so you have,

40*t + 25 = 165

What would you do first to solve for the amount of time t ?