During the summer, you work 30 hours per week at a gas station and earn $7.75 per hour. You also work as a landscape for $12.50 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?

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Jeremy Mosley

10 March, 19:01

During the summer, you work 30 hours per week at a gas station and earn $7.75 per hour. You also work as a landscape for $12.50 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?

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Harper Briggs · Answer 1

30 hours ($7.75) + $12.50x = $400

$232.50 + $12.50x = $400

$12.50x = $400 - $232.50

$12.50x = $167.50

Divide both sides by $12.50

x = $13.4 hours