document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=493792>Question 493792</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem is two parts:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "part 1: A temporary agency offers two payment options:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option 1: $25 daily fee plus $10/hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option 2: No daily fee but $15/hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part 2: 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 1.  Don't forget about the daily fee in Option 1 (it's a four day proposition). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #335457 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=335457\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since the number of hours is variable, let h represent the number of hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our first option can be modeled by  C=25*(4)+ 10h ---> 100+10h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our second option can be modeled by C = 15h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to know when option 1 is less than option 2 so form an inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And note that h cannot exceed 96 (24*4) since we are working in a four day proposition.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 + 10h < 15h \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 < 5h \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 < h  remember h cannot exceed 96 so,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%3Ch%3C=96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%3Ch%3C=96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helped!\r<BR>\n" );
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