Pat's painting company charges a 125$ painting fee plus $17.50 per hour write and solve an equation to determine how many hours the company worked if they were paid $221.25 for one job.

Answer: 5.5 Hours

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation to solve this question would be:

17.50x + 125 = $221.25

The first section represents the $17.50 per hour where x is the number of hours, $125 is the painting fee and $221.25 is the total cost of the job.

To solve the equation first subtract 125 from each side:

17.50x = 96.25

Next, divide both sides by 17.50:

X = 5.5