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Sermet needs $3250 and has already saved $1000. He thinks he can earn the rest of the money by working for one week at a bookstore that will pay him $12.50 per hour. Sermet created the equation 3250 = 12.5h + 1000 to determine how many hours he needs to work at the bookstore in one week, and he found h = 180 hours. Which statement is true about Sermet's solution to the problem?

1 The value 180 is not the correct solution to the equation because Sermet made a calculation error.

2 The value 180 is the correct solution to the equation, but it is not reasonable. Since there are only 168 hours in a week, it is not possible for him to make enough money in one week.

3 The value 180 is the correct solution to the equation, and it is reasonable. Since there are more than 180 hours in a week, it is possible for him to make enough money in one week.​

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Explanation:

3520 = 12.5h + 1000

-1000 -1000

2520 = 12.5h

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12.5 12.5

180 = h

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