Theodore recently hired a landscaper to do some necessary work. On the final bill, Theodore was charged a total of $1605. $450 was listed for parts and the rest for labor. If the hourly rate for labor was $77, how many hours of labor was needed to complete the job? (A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use a as your variable. The equation is (B) Solve your equation in part (A) to find the number of labor hours needed to do the job. Answer: The number of labor hours was
