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ElDeandre wants to earn more than $34 trimming trees. He charges $7per hour and pays $8 in equipment fees. What are the possible numbers of hours Deandrecould trim trees?Use t for the number of hoursWrite your answer as an inequality solved for t.

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Deandre charges $7 per hour

He pays $8 in equipment fees

He wants to earn more than $34

The expression is written thus

7t - 8 > 34

7t > 34 + 8

7t > 42

t > 6

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