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Trevor tutors french for $15 and hour and scoops ice cream for $10 an hour. he is going to work 15 hours this week. at least how many hours does he need to tutor to make more than $180? let x equal the number of hours he tutors and y be the number of hours he scoops ice cream. how many hours does trevor need to tutor to make at least $180?

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15x + 10y = 180 then solve for x and y
User Ramsay Domloge
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Plug in variables to equation.
15x+10y=$180

Could work:
-12 hrs tutoring and 0hrs with ice cream
-10hours tutoring and 3hrs with ice cream
-at least 6 hours of tutoring
User Joe Cabezas
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