document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662783>Question 662783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you earn $20 per hour landscaping a yard.You pay $.50 in bus fare each way. How many hours must you work to end up with $117? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #412534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=412534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a weird math problem, but I'll try my best.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm trying hard to guess what is expected for an answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it expected to be realistic?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How accurately would you measure the time worked?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are you expected to end up with exactly $117?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or is it at least $117, without working an hour more than necessary? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Working 5 hours, you would get paid $100. Not enough.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Working 6 hours, you would get paid $120.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Working 7 hours, you would get paid $140.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Working <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, you would get paid $140.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each round trip costs you $1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'd say you must work <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, split into 3 work sessions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would give $120 in gross earnings minus $3 in travel costs, for a net income of $120-$3=$117.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Maybe you would like to work 4 hours one day, over the weekend, plus one hour on each of two workdays, after school.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not see any other realistic solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I expect that work would be paid by the whole hour or the half hour, not in other fractions of an hour.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it is not supposed to be realistic,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you need to end up with exactly $117,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then you could do the work in just one session (of less than 6 hours).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would mean you need to earn just an extra $1 for the bus fare.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Earning $117+$1=$118 at $20 per hour would require<BR>\n" );
document.write( "118/20=5.9 hours = 5 hours and 0.9 hour X (60 minutes/hour)= 5 hours and 54 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or you could work, a little longer, but split your work into more than one session.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each extra session would cost you $1 in bus fare,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which you could make up with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of an hour (3 minutes) of extra work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could even work 6 hours and 15 minutes over 8 sessions for a gross payment of $125, that taking out $8 for bus fare, would leave you $117. </SPAN>\n" );
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