Ms. Ache is paid $1250 per week but is fined $100 each day she is late to work. She wants to make at least $3,000 over the next 3 weeks so she can take a vacation. Over the next 3 weeks, what is the max number of days she can be late to work and still make at least $3,000 (which is her goal) ?

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Molly Walls

29 December, 05:17

Ms. Ache is paid $1250 per week but is fined $100 each day she is late to work. She wants to make at least $3,000 over the next 3 weeks so she can take a vacation. Over the next 3 weeks, what is the max number of days she can be late to work and still make at least $3,000 (which is her goal) ?

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Kaitlin · Answer 1

The max number of days she can be late is 7 days, a whole week, in order to get $3,050, which is a little more than $3,000, though, I wouldn't highly recommend for her to be late that often, or, at all.