Solve the Problem. -DG's Plumbing and Heating Charges $50 Plus $65 Per Hour

question 179

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-DG's Plumbing and Heating charges $50 plus $65 per hour for emergency service. Bill remembers being billed just over $300 for an emergency call. How long to the nearest hour was the plumber at Bill's house?

• A) 12 hours
• B) 14 hours
• C) 4 hours
• D) 5 hours

Recognize legal implications in specific communication contexts such as denying credit.

Describe how counterproposals can preserve relationships when denying requests or delivering bad news.

Outline features of an effective denial of claims or requests.

Apply principles of constructive criticism in revising communications.

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Definitions:

Social Bonding

The process of development and maintenance of close and meaningful relationships between individuals.

Bloodstream

The bloodstream is the system of blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries) through which blood circulates throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removing waste products.

Pituitary

A pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain, often called the "master gland," because it regulates vital body functions and the activity of other glands.

Hypothalamus

An area located beneath the thalamus in the brain responsible for managing the autonomic nervous system and pituitary gland functions, overseeing the regulation of body temperature, hunger, thirst, and various other systems that maintain equilibrium in the body.