document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967314>Question 967314</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem. Shane plans on finding a summer job so he can earn enough money to buy a new laptop that costs $595. He has already saved $150. If Shane finds a summer job that pays him $7.50 an hour after taxes are withheld, what is the minimum number of hours he will have to work in order to purchase the laptop? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "150+7.5x >= 595<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5x >= 445<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x >= 59.3333<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 60 hrs<BR>\n" );
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