Tyler paid $124 to get his car repaired. The total cost for the repairs was the sum of the amount paid for parts and the amount paid for labor. Tyler was charged $76.00 for parts and $32 per hour for labor. Find the amount of time it took to repair his car.
Answer (3)
well $76 plus $32 is $108
Tyler spent a total of $124 on his car repairs which consisted of the cost of parts and the cost of labor. The parts cost him $76.00 and the labor cost was $32 per hour. We need to find the total hours of labor (let's denote this as x hours) he paid for. The total cost of labor can be represented as 32*x.
We also know the total cost of repairs is the sum of the part costs and labor. So, we have the equation:
Total cost = Cost of parts + Cost of labor
$124 = $76 + $32*x
We can solve for x by subtracting the cost of parts from the total cost and then dividing by the hourly labor rate:
$124 - $76 = $32*x
$48 = $32*x
x = $48 / $32
x = 1.5
Therefore, it took 1.5 hours to repair Tyler's car.
Tyler paid a total of $124 for car repairs, which included $76 for parts and labor at $32 per hour. By setting up the equation, we calculated that the labor time required was 1.5 hours. Therefore, it took Tyler 1.5 hours to repair his car.
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