You start with 2x -5>7 the you add five to both sides 2x-5+5>7 +5 2x.12 then divide both sides by 2 2x divided by 2 > and 12 divided by 2 and get x>6
Assuming John does not get premium pay for hours over 40, his pay will be ...
... 43 hours × $9.00 = $387
... - 6.2% × $387 = $23.99
... - 1.45% × $387 = $5.61
... - $15.00
... - 5% × $387 = $19.35
... - 10% × ($387 -19.35) = $36.77
... = $286.28 . . . . net pay after all the deductions
Answer: No, it can never be greater. At most it can be equal though.
The answer to this would be 6
