Question

Hayden earns $9.50 per hour as a lifeguard.He earns a bonus of $50.00 for taking a training course.How many hours must he work to earn at least $300.00

Answer 1

Answer: he must work for at least 26.32 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of hours that Hayden works as a life guard.

Hayden earns $9.50 per hour as a lifeguard. This means that the amount that he earns for working for x hours would be

9.5x

He earns a bonus of $50.00 for taking a training course. If he takes this bonus cost, the amount that he would earn for working for x hours is

9.5x + 50

Therefore, the number of hours that he must work to earn at least $300.00 would be

9.5x + 50 ≥ 300

9.5x ≥ 300 - 50

9.5x ≥ 250

x ≥ 250/9.5

x ≥ 26.32