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Jacob calls a mechanic to work on his car. The mechanic charges a flat fee of $300 for parts plus $60 per hour of labor. Write an inequality he can use to solve for the number of hours the mechanic can work if Jacob wants to spend no more than $625​

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Answer:

5 hours

Explanation:


625 \geqslant 60x + 300


325 \geqslant 60x


5.41 \geqslant x

But assuming integer hours only, round down to 5h. The cost will be $600.

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