Product means the sum of two things i.e. the product of 1 and 2 is 3 <span>(1 + 2 = 3)
So the product of 3x and (3x+1) can be written as:
35 < 3x + 3x + 1
^ Greater than 35 i.e. at least 35
35 < 6x + 1
34 < 6x
34/6 < x
17/3 < x
5.67 (2dp) < x
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3a. Jackson's gross pay for 40 hours is
(40 h)×($12.20/h) = $488.00
3b. An equation for Jackson's pay could be
372.10 = h×12.20
This can be solved for h by dividing by 12.20
372.10/12.20 = h = 30.5
Jackson worked 30.5 hours last week.
3c. The total of hours shown is
(8) + (7 1/4) + (8 1/2) = (8 +7 +8) +(0.25 +0.50) = 23.75
The number of hours missing is the difference between this number and the hours found in part (b).
30.50 - 23.75 = 6.75
There are 6 3/4 hours missing from Jackson's time sheet for last week. This is less than a full day's work, so seems reasonable.
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Of course, you know the decimal - fraction conversions:
1/4 = 0.25
1/2 = 0.50
3/4 = 0.75