document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386233>Question 386233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at current minimum wage how long will it take me to earn 8,000 dollars? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #273050 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><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=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=273050\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For your question, I'll assume that you are a United States resident and thus have a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation to determine how many hours you must put in in order to earn $8000 dollars is 7.25*h=8000. 'h' represents how many hours you work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To isolate the variable, h, you simply need to divide each side of the equation by 7.25. The result is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287.25%2Ah%29%2F%287.25%29=%288000%29%2F%287.25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287.25%2Ah%29%2F%287.25%29=%288000%29%2F%287.25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=1103.448276...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since h is not a whole number, we should round it up (Obviously, you won't be doing  exactly 1103.448276... hours of work.). Therefore, you will have to work 1104 hours to get 8,000 dollars.  </SPAN>\n" );
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