Terry had his car repaired at Ace Auto He was charged 50 per hour of labor plus 150 for parts.

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Answer 1

### Terry was charged for

hours of labor.

Answer 2

## Step 1: Define variables and set up the equation### Let

be the number of hours of labor. The cost per hour is

, and the cost for parts is

. The total bill before tax is

. Therefore, the equation is set up as:

.## Step 2: Isolate the variable

### Subtract

from both sides to isolate the term involving

:

## Step 3: Solve the equation### Simplify the right side of the equation:

### Divide both sides by 50 to get

:

## Step 4: Simplify the fraction### Simplify

:

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