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Q. and

\$ 20

per hour of labor. Write and solve an equation to find the number of labor hours you were charged.

\qquad

Write equation: Write the equation for the total cost. $\newline$ Total cost = Cost per hour $\times$ Number of hours $\newline$ $240 = 20 \times h$
Solve for hours: Solve for the number of hours, $h$ . $h = \frac{240}{20}$ $h = 12$

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