James recently hired a plumber to do some necessary work. on the final bill, james was charged a total of $1660. $460 was listed for parts and the rest for labor. if the hourly rate for labor was $80, how many hours of labor was needed to complete the job? (a) first write an equation you can use to answer this question. use  x  as your variable.

15 hours of labor was needed to complete the job.

Step-by-step explanation:

James was charged a total of $1660.

Let x be the number of hours the plumber worked.

Cost of the parts = $460

Hourly rate of labor = $80

We can compile all this information in an equation form as:

Now solving for x;

=>

So, x = 15

Hence, 15 hours of labor was needed to complete the job.

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