Question

A landscaping company charges a $12 fee to make a house call plus an hourly rate for labor. If the total bill for a job that takes 2.5 hours comes to $95.75, write an equation that can be used to solve for the hourly labor rate. Use r to represent the rate. Then solve the equation and explain all steps.

Answer 1

• Rate be r

ATQ

$\\ \tt\hookrightarrow 12+2.5r=95.75$

$\\ \tt\hookrightarrow 2.5r=95.75-12=83.75$

$\\ \tt\hookrightarrow r=83.75/2.5$

$\\ \tt\hookrightarrow r=33.5$