document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315894>Question 315894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A temporary agency offers two payment options for administrative help:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option1:  $25 daily fee plus $10/hour; or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option 2:  No daily fee but $15/hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Let x = total hours worked. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)	Write a mathematical model representing the total temp cost, C, for a four-day temporary administrative assistant in terms of x for the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option 1: C=_________________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option 2: C=_________________	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	How many total hours would the temp need to work in the four day period for the cost of option 1 to be less than option 2. Set up an inequality and show your work algebraically using the information in part a.  Don’t forget about the daily fee in Option 1 (it’s a four day proposition!).  Do not assume an eight hour workday. Any number of hours per day is possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		Show your work here: </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226382 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><B>moshiz08(60)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=moshiz08><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226382\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) Option 1: $25 per day for 4 days means you pay a fixed cost of $100. Thus, C = 100 + 10h <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option 2: C = 15h \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) How many hours for cost of option 1 to be less than cost of option 2? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 10h from both sides: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 5 to get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is, option 1 is cheaper when the temp works more than 20 hours  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h+%3E+20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h+%3E+20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  </SPAN>\n" );
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