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Monico recently hired a roofer to do some necessary work. On the final bill, Monico was charged a total of $605. The amount listed for parts was $285 and the rest of the bill was for labor. If the hourly rate for labor was $64, how many hours of labor was needed to complete the job?

(A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use x as your variable. The equation is ___________________

(B) Solve your equation in part (A) to find the number of labor hours needed to do the job. Answer: The number of labor hours was ________________

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Answer:

A) 64x + 285 = 605

B) 5 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

64x + 285 = 605

64x + 285-285 = 605 - 285

64x = 320

64x/64 = 320/64

x = 5

Double check

($605 Total - $285 parts) / $64 Hourly rate = Labor per hour

$320 Labor / $64 Hour = 5 hours

or 64x

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