Question

Help, please.

A mechanic charges $45 to inspect your heater, plus $80 per hour to work on it. You owe the mechanic a total of $385. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of time h (in hours) the mechanic works on your heater.

An equation is:______________=385

The mechanic works on your heater for: ____ hours

Answer 1

the answer is 4 1/4 hours

Explanation:

45+(80x2)=205+160=365

80_4=20+365=385

Answer 2

80 divided by 385 (or the other way around i forget)

About 4 or 5 hours