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Ben earns 9 dollars per hour and 6 dollars for each delivery he makes.He wants to earn more than 155 dollars in a 8 hour work day. What is the least number of deliveries he must make to reach his goal?
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Ben earns 9 dollars per hour and 6 dollars for each delivery he makes.He wants to earn more than 155 dollars in a 8 hour work day. What is the least number of deliveries he must make to reach his goal?

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I think the answer is 14 but im not sure
User Balour
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9 x 8 = 72
155 - 72 = 83
83 divided by 6 =13.8

So he has to make at least 14 deliveries in order to reach his goal.
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