Emma needed to get her computer fixed. She took it to the repair store. The technician at the store worked on the computer for 5 hours and charged her $168 for parts. The total was $743. What was the cost of labor, per hour?

115

Step-by-step explanation:

5\color{red}{x}+\color{blue}{168}=

5x+168=

\,\,\color{purple}{743}

743

-\color{blue}{168}\phantom{=}

−168=

\,\,-\color{blue}{168}

−168

Subtract 168 from both sides

5\color{red}{x}=

5x=

\,\,575

575

\frac{5\color{red}{x}}{5}=

5

5x

=

\,\,\frac{575}{5}

5

575

Divide both sides by 5

\color{red}{x}=

x=

\,\,\boxed{\color{red}{115}}

115

logv3(x+2)=1

rewrite in exponential form:

logb(x) = y is equal to b^y =x

b = 3, y = 1

now solve for x:

3^1 = x+2)

x = 3-2

x = 1

see the picture for the graph.