Samantha recently hired a contractor to do some necessary work. On the final bill, Samantha was charged a total of $1187. $450 was listed for parts and the rest for labor. If the hourly rate for labor was $67, how many hours of labor was needed to complete the job?

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Madelynn Whitney

8 August, 11:25

Samantha recently hired a contractor to do some necessary work. On the final bill, Samantha was charged a total of $1187. $450 was listed for parts and the rest for labor. If the hourly rate for labor was $67, how many hours of labor was needed to complete the job?

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Answer: the number of hours of labor that was needed to complete the job is 11

Step-by-step explanation:

On the final bill, Samantha was charged a total of $1187. This means that the total amount that Samantha was charged was $1187.

$450 was listed for parts and the rest for labor. It means that the total amount charge for labour would be the total charge minus the amount charged for listed parts. Therefore,

Total labour charge = 1187 - 450 = $737

If the hourly rate for labor was $67, it means that the number of hours that the plumber worked would be

737/67 = 11 hours