Question

Randi earned a profit of $60.00 on her last snow shoveling and salting job. Write an equation that can be solved to find how many hours Randi spent shoveling and salting to earn a profit of $60.00. HINT: Randi charges $25 an hour to shovel and salt. She pays $3 for salt. It costs her $2 to replace a shovel. Profit for this job = $60.00

a) (25h - 3 - 2h = 60 )
b) (25h + 3 - 2h = 60 )
c) (25h + 3 + 2h = 60 )
d) (25h - 3 + 2h = 60 )

Answer 1

To find how many hours Randi spent shoveling and salting to earn a profit of $60.00, we can set up and solve the equation (25h - 3 - 2h) = 60.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this problem, Randi charges $25 an hour to shovel and salt. She pays $3 for salt and $2 to replace a shovel. To find how many hours Randi spent shoveling and salting to earn a profit of $60, we can set up the equation:

(25h - 3 - 2h) = 60

Simplifying the equation, we get:

23h - 3 = 60

Adding 3 to both sides, we get:

23h = 63

Dividing both sides by 23, we find that:

h = 2.74

So, Randi spent approximately 2.74 hours shoveling and salting to earn a profit of $60.00.