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Anand needs to hire a plumber. He's considering a plumber that charges an initia

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Complete question :

Anand needs to hire a plumber. He's considering a plumber that charges an initial fee of $65 along with an

hourly rate of $28. The plumber only charges for a whole number of hours. Anand would like to spend no more than $250, and he wonders how many hours of work he can afford.

Let H represent the whole number of hours that the plumber works.

1) Which inequality describes this scenario?

Choose 1 answer:

A. 28 + 65H < 250

B. 28 + 65H > 250

C. 65 + 28H < 250

D. 65 +28H > 250

2) What is the largest whole number of hours that Anand can afford?​

Answer:

65 + 28H < 250

Number of hours Anand can afford = 6 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following information :

Initial hourly rate = $65

Hourly rate = $28

Number of hours worked (whole number) = H

Maximum budgeted amount to spend = $250

Therefore ;

(Initial charge + total charge in hours) should not be more than $250

$65 + ($28*H) < $250

65 + 28H < 250

Number of hours Anand can afford :

65 + 28H < 250

28H < 250 - 65

28H < 185

H < (185 / 28)

H < 6.61

Sinve H is a whole number, the number of hours he can afford is 6 hours