Question

Bubba Bob has $30 and makes $10 per hour working for Silsbee Septic. Jiminy John has $18 and makes $13 per hour working for Evadale Exterminators. At how many hours will they have the same amount of money?

A. 6 hours
B. 7 hours
C. 8 hours
D. 9 hours

Answer 1

Bubba Bob and Jiminy John will have the same amount of money at 0 hours of work.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out at how many hours Bubba Bob and Jiminy John will have the same amount of money, we need to set up an equation.

Let x be the number of hours they work.

Bubba Bob's total money earned is the product of his hourly wage and the number of hours worked: 10x.

Jiminy John's total money earned is calculated the same way: 13x.

To find when their total money earned will be equal, we set up the equation: 10x = 13x.

Now, we can solve for x:

10x = 13x

13x - 10x = 0

3x = 0

x = 0

So, the two will have the same amount of money at 0 hours of work.