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Need help with #35 fast

Need help with #35 fast-example-1
User DOK
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12.5 hours.


$8.75 per hour for 30 hours means you gain $262.25
Take this number and subtract it from $400 (-$137.50)
You need to make $137.50 more dollars.
At $11 an hour, you need to work 12.5 hours.
User Horen
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Earnings from gas station=(30hrs)($8.75/hr)
Earnings from gas station=$262.50
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Amount as landscaper=Total to earn-earnings from gas station
Amount as landscaper=$400-$$262.50=$137.50

You need to earn $137.50 as a landscaper.
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Amount as landscaper=(hours)(pay per hour)
$137.50=(hours)($11/hour)
($137.50)/($11/hour)=(hours)
12.5 =hours
ANSWER: You must work 12.5 hours as a landscaper to total $400 per week.
hope it helps
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