Question

Bob’s Pest Removal Service specializes in removing wild creatures (skunks, bats, reptiles, etc.) from private homes. He charges $70 to go to a house plus $20 per hour for his services. Let y be the total amount (in dollars) paid by a household using Bob’s services and x the number of hours Bob spends capturing and removing the animal(s). The equation for the relationship between x and y is

y=20x+70.

Bob spent 3 hours removing a coyote from under Alice’s house. How much will he be paid?

Bob will be paid $.

Answer 1