SOLUTION: A mason can be paid one of two ways. Plan A: $ 300.00 plus $ 24.40 per hour Plan B: $38.80 per hour Suppose that the job takes n hours. To the nearest 10 hours estimate for what

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Question 919682: A mason can be paid one of two ways.
Plan A: $ 300.00 plus $ 24.40 per hour
Plan B: $38.80 per hour
Suppose that the job takes n hours. To the nearest 10 hours estimate for what values of n is Plan B better for the mason than Plan A?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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38.80n > 300 + 24.40n
14.4n > 300
n > 300/14.4 = 20.8333...
n > 21hr, Plan B better for the mason than Plan A