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Last year Jose and Jacinta each worked an 8-hour day for five days a week. How many weekdays did it take Jacinta to earn $450 more than Jose?

a) 90 weekdays
b) 45 weekdays
c) 100 weekdays
d) 50 weekdays

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Final answer:

Without the hourly rate difference between Jacinta and Jose, we cannot determine how many weekdays it took Jacinta to earn $450 more than Jose. The example of income structure provided for Jason involves both earned income and government assistance, but it does not directly apply to Jose and Jacinta's situation.

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer how many weekdays it took Jacinta to earn $450 more than Jose, we need to determine the difference in their hourly rates. However, without this information, we cannot solve the question directly as posed. Instead, let's consider the information provided in the reference steps, which give us insight into the earning and governmental assistance structure for a similar case of someone named Jason. Based on Jason's scenario, the key factors include his earnings from work and government benefits.

If we make an assumption that Jacinta and Jose have similar earning structures to Jason's case - where a certain number of work hours equates to both earned income and potential government aid, then we could use the mathematical relationship where every 1000 working hours results in $4500 of earned income plus any potential government assistance. However, we still lack specific information for Jose and Jacinta to complete this calculation. Therefore, without additional details about Jacinta's and Jose's hourly wages or government benefits, we cannot accurately determine how many weekdays it took Jacinta to earn $450 more than Jose.

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