Question

Juan wants to earn more than $52 trimming trees. He charges $8 per hour and pays $4 in equipment fees. What are the possible numbers of hours Juan could trim trees? Use t for the number of hours. Write your answer as an inequality solved for t .​

Answer 1

He has to work for more than 8 hours.

Explanation:

8t + 4 > 52

8t + 4 - 4 > 52 - 4

8t > 48

8t/8 > 48/8

t > 8