document.write( "Question 178585This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": Branford can be paid for his masonry work in one of two ways:
\n" ); document.write( "Plan A: $300 plus $9.00 per hour;
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Suppose that the job takes n hours. For what values of n is plan B better for Branford.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Using Plan B he will make:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Presuming that he will charge for a whole number of hours, we need to find the smallest integer that satisfies:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The next higher integer is 86.\r
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