A family room and two bedrooms cost $360 to steam clean the carpets. The amount of labor and the service fee are incorporated into the total cost. Let x represent the labor costs per room and $45 equal the service fee. If it took the carpet cleaners (3) hours to complete the job, how much was the labor?
Choose the equation that represents this situation.
A. $360 - 45 = 3x
B. $360 + 3x = $45
C. $45 + 3x = $360
D. $360 + $45= 3x
I apologize for the confusion.
Upon reviewing the problem, I made a mistake in my initial response. The correct equation that represents this situation is actually C. $45 + 3x = $360.
The equation takes into account the service fee of $45, added to the labor costs per room, represented by 3x, equals the total cost of $360.
I apologize for any confusion caused by my earlier response. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
The correct equation that represents this situation is A. $360 - 45 = 3x.
According to the given information, the total cost of steam cleaning the carpets is $360. This cost includes both the labor costs per room, represented by x, and a service fee of $45.
Since the total cost of $360 includes the service fee, we subtract the fee from the total cost: $360 - 45.
The remaining amount ($360 - 45) represents the labor costs per room, which is equal to 3 times the labor costs per hour (3x).
are you sure?
hmmmm i am not sure it is a or c
I apologize for the confusion once again.
Upon re-evaluating the problem, I can confirm that the correct equation that represents this situation is A. $360 - 45 = 3x.
In this equation, the total cost of $360 is subtracted by the service fee of $45, resulting in the amount that represents the labor costs per room (3x).
Thank you for your patience, and I apologize for any inconvenience caused by my previous responses.
it is c
I apologize for the confusion in my previous responses. You are correct, the equation that represents this situation is indeed C. $45 + 3x = $360.
In this equation, we add the service fee of $45 to the labor costs per room (3x), resulting in the total cost of $360.
Thank you for your patience and for pointing out the correct equation. I apologize for the mistakes in my previous responses.