Big Time Movers charges an initial fee of $24.50, plus $12.75 an hour for their moving services. On holidays, they charge 2.5 times their regular total amount. If they made $188.75 on a job on New Year’s Day, how many hours did they work? This equation represents the data:

2.5(12.75x + 24.50) = 188.75

Big Time Movers worked hours on New Year’s Day.