Question

On Saturday, Tom is paid $12.75 an hour plus a Saturday bonus of $25. Sara is paid $11.75 an hour plus a bonus of $29. For how long must they work for Tom's total pay to be greater than Sara's?

Answer 1

They must work for more than 4 hours for Tom's bonus to be greater than Sara's

Explanation:

Tom pay: 12.75x+25

Sara pay: 11.75x+29

Tom>Sara = 12.75x+25>11.75x+29

subtract 25 both sides

12.75x>11.75x+4

subtract 11.75x both sides

x>4