SOLUTION: John takes the train to work. He can either buy a weekly pass which costs $10.50 or a one-day pass which costs $2.40. At least how many days a week must he go to work in order to s

SOLUTION: John takes the train to work. He can either buy a weekly pass which costs $10.50 or a one-day pass which costs $2.40. At least how many days a week must he go to work in order to s

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Question 1121185: John takes the train to work. He can either buy a weekly pass which costs $10.50 or a one-day pass which costs $2.40. At least how many days a week must he go to work in order to save money by buying a weekly pass?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$2.40*x>$10.50 where x is the number of days a week he goes to work
divide both sides by $2.40
x>4.33. Five days a week or more
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