A plumber charges $65 for a diagnostic check .after the check it is $85 per hour for the work with $320 in your wallet ,how many hours of work can you afford ?

Verified Answer :

320-65=255
255/85=3
you can afford 3 hours of work.

Answer:

3 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

If the initial charge for the diagnostic check is $65 and you pay $85 for every hour of work then we can write the following expression with x being the number of hours worked:

\(65+85\cdot{x}\)

and if you have $320 we can make the expression equal to 320:

\(65+85\cdot{x}=320\)

We can solve x:

\(85\cdot{x}=320-65\)

\(85\cdot{x}=255\)

\(x=255/85=3\)

You can afford 3 hours of work