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Fred has a job that pays $8 an hour. He drives a car that costs $48 a week to maintain. He uses the inequality, 8h – 48 > 0, to calculate the number of hours he needs to work per week in order to make more money than he spends on his car. Which solution set satisfies this inequality? (A. 1 < h < 4 , B. 2 < h < 5 , C. 5 < h < 6 , D. h > 6)

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8h - 48 > 0
8h > 48
h > 48 ÷ 8
h > 6 (Answer D)
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