Question

Joe wants to earn at least $67 trimming trees. he charges $8 per hour and pays $5 in equipment fees. what are the possible numbers of hours joe could trim trees? use t for the number of hours. write your answer as an inequality solved for t .

Answer 1

8(hours)-5=67
8(h)-5=67
8h-5=67
8h=67+5
8h=72
H=72/8
h=9

Answer 2

8(hours)-5=67

8(h)-5=67

8h-5=67

8h=67+5

8h=72

H=72/8

h=9