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MATH / Kirsty needs to hire a plumber to fix her house. The plumber charges 242₅ dollars for every hour of labor and 367₈ dollars for equipment. If the plumber works for 3.5₁₀ hours, how …

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Kirsty needs to hire a plumber to fix her house. The plumber charges 2425242_5 dollars for every hour of labor and 3678367_{8} dollars for equipment. If the plumber works for 3.5103.5_{10} hours, how many dollars (in base ten) will Kirsty owe the plumber?
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Kirsty needs to hire a plumber to fix her house. The plumber charges 242₅ dollars for every hour of labor and 367₈ dollars for equipment. If the plumber works for 3.5₁₀ hours, how many dollars (in base ten) will Kirsty owe the plumber?
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Kirsty needs to hire a plumber to fix her house. The plumber charges $242_5$ dollars for every hour of labor and $367_{8}$ dollars for equipment. If the plumber works for $3.5_{10}$ hours, how many dollars (in base ten) will Kirsty owe the plumber?

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Number Theory

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