Question

Ben earns $9 per hour and $6 for each delivery he makes. He wants to earn more than $155 in an 8-hour workday. What is the least number of deliveries he must make to reach his goal

Answer 1

Answer:

He will need 14 deliveries to reach his goal.

Step-by-step explanation:

$9/hr x 8hrs = $72.00

$155 - $72 = $83

$83/$6 = 13.83, but he cant make less than a whole delevery, so he would have to make 14 delivers to reach his goal.

Answer 2

the correct answer is 14 deliveries