SOLUTION: During summer, you work 30 hours per week at a gas station and earn $8.75 per hour. You also work as a landscaper for $11 per hour and can work as many hours as you want. You want
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Question 989706: During summer, you work 30 hours per week at a gas station and earn $8.75 per hour. You also work as a landscaper for $11 per hour and can work as many hours as you want. You want to earn a total of $400 per week. How many hours must you work as a landscaper? Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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Earnings from gas station=(30hrs)($8.75/hr)
Earnings from gas station=$262.50
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Amount as landscaper=Total to earn-earnings from gas station
Amount as landscaper=$400-$$262.50=$137.50
You need to earn $137.50 as a landscaper.
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Amount as landscaper=(hours)(pay per hour)
$137.50=(hours)($11/hour)
($137.50)/($11/hour)=(hours)
12.5 =hours
ANSWER: You must work 12.5 hours as a landscaper to total $400 per week.
