Question

7. Eduardo has $150 in savings and makes $9.75 per hour. Jennifer has $90 in savings and earns $15.25 for each

Answer 1

Answer:

  a) 150-90 = h(15.25 -9.75)

  b) 10.91

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Jennifer has 150 -90 = 60 less in savings than Eduardo, but she is earning 15.25 -9.75 = 5.50 more per hour. An equation she can use to figure her hours is ...

  60 = 5.50h . . . . for h hours worked.

In 'raw' form, that might be ...

  150 -90 = (15.25 -9.75)h

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b) Solving the above equation, we get ...

  60/5.50 = h ≈ 10.90909 ≈ 10.91 . . . hours