Question

If Nelly makes 8 dollars an hour and she starts by owing her mother 7 dollars, how many hours will she need to work to pay her back and still have 49 dollars in her account. Write the equation and solve for the variable, b.
A. b = -1
B. b = 49
C. b = 21/4
D. b = 7

Answer 1

The answer is B. $49