Question

shirley is going to have the exterior of her home painted. tims painting charges  $250 plus $14 per hour. colorful prints charges  $22 per hoour. how many hours would the job need to take for tims painting to be a better deal

Answer 1

`x-\ number\ of\ hours\\\\ 250+14x<22x\ \ \ |Subtract\ 14x\\ 250<22x-14x\\ 250<8x\ \ \ |Divide\ by\ 8\\ x>31,25\\\\ \textbf{It\ should\ take\ 32\ or\ more\ hours.}`