An electrician charges an hourly rate of $60, but also charges a fixed fee for making house calls regardless of time spend on the job. One day, the electrician earned a total of $350 for a 5 hour job. Write an equation for C, C, in terms of t, t, representing the total cost of the electrician's services if the electrician spends tt hours at the house working.

$50

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

charges per hour= $60

We are told that the electrician earned $350

for a job that took 5hours

The linear equation to represent his earnings is

let the flat fee be x

C=60t+x1

so for C=$350

Required

the flat fee

350=60(5)+x

350=300+x

collect like terms

x=350-300

x=50

Flat fee is $50

x= -3

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: simplify brackets

4 - x - 1 = 6

step 2: simpilfy

3 - x = 6

step 3: subtract 3 from both sides

-x = 6 - 3

step 4: simpilfy 6 - 3

-x = 3

step 5: multiply both sides by -1

x = -3