Use the Five-Step Strategy for Solving Word Problems to Find $\$ 349$

question 27

Multiple Choice

Use the five-step strategy for solving word problems to find the number or numbers described in the following
exercise.
-An auto repair shop charged a customer $\$ 349$ to repair a car. The bill listed $\$ 99$ for parts and the remainder for labor. If the cost of labor is $\$ 50$ per hour, how many hours of labor did it take to repair the car?

• A) 5 hours
• B) 4 hours
• C) 6 hours
• D) \(5.5\) hours

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Definitions:

Excess Demand

A situation where the quantity demanded of a product exceeds the quantity supplied at a given price.

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Excess Supply

Occurs when the quantity of a good or service supplied by producers exceeds the quantity demanded by consumers at a given price.