To paint, a House, a painting company charges a flat rate of $400 for supplies, plus 60$ for each hour of labor. Write an equation for this situation.

it's equivalent, so we can say that its equal.

let's call the denominator x and the numerador is 18 less then denominator, x - 18.

multiply

2.x = 5.(x - 18)

2x = 5x - 90

90 = 5x - 2x

90 = 3x

x = 90/3

x = 30

so:

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