document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1068376>Question 1068376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adrian works in NYC and makes $42 per hour. She works in an office and must get her suit dry cleaned everyday for $75. If she wants to make more than $260 a day, at least how many hours must she work? (We're working with inequalities) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #683666 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=683666\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> she makes 42 dollars per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "her suit costs 75 dollars a day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "she wants to clear more than 260 a day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = number of hours she has to work each day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula would be 42x - 75 > 260\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this formula says that x hours a day at 42 dollars per hour minus 75 dollars to press her suit must be greater than 260 for the day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you would solve this formula as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "start with 42x - 75 > 260<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 75 to both sides of the inequality to get 42x > 335<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the inequality by 42 to get x > 7.976190476 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if she works 7.976190476 hours in a day, she will make 42 * that for a total of 335 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 75 dollars for dry cleaning her suit and she nets 260 dollars for the day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, if she works more than 7.976198476 hours in the day, she will net more than 260 dollars for the day.\r<BR>\n" );
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