document.write( "Question 791999: A student works two part-time jobs. He earns $8 an hour for working at a college library and $15 an hour for construction work. To save time for study, he limits his work to 25 hours a week. If he enjoys the work at the library more, how many hours can he work at the library and still earn at least $300 a week? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #479815 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Neglecting fractions of hours, he can work 10 hrs \n" ); document.write( "at library and still earn $300/wk \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "Suppose he works 11 hrs at library \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "This is not true, so he must limit hrs worked \n" ); document.write( "at library to 10 hrs \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |