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Jessica is a high school student. Each month, she needs $356.00 to pay for her cell phone, her car insurance, and gas for her car. Jessica works
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Jessica is a high school student. Each month, she needs $356.00 to pay for her cell phone, her car insurance, and gas for her car. Jessica works a part-time job, where she earns $10.00 per hour. She also receives $36.00 per month in allowance from her parents.
If Jessica must have enough money to pay for her monthly expenses, then what is the minimum number of hours that she must work at her job each month?
A)25
B)310
C)32
D)39
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = number of hours worked each month
She earns $10 an hour. If she works for x hours in a certain month, then she earns 10*x = 10x dollars just from her job. She also receives $36 per month from her parents. In total, she has 10x+36 dollars after working x hours a month.
Set that expression equal to 356 and solve for x
10x+36 = 356
10x+36-36 = 356-36
10x = 320
10x/10 = 320/10
x = 32
She must work a minimum of 32 hours a month to be able to meet expenses.
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