Question

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You have a leaky pipe in your house. A plumbing company charges $45 for a house call. They charge $15 for every hour it takes them to fix the leak. Write an equation for this senario and determine what the variables x and y mean.

Answer 1

y=15x+45

x=the number of hours and y= the total cost of the repair.

Explanation:

15 per hour (15x) + 45 (service call charge.