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Anand needs to hire a plumber. He's considering a plumber that charges an initial fee of \$65$65dollar sign, 65 along with an hourly rate of \$28$28dollar sign, 28. The plumber only charges for a whole number of hours. Anand would like to spend no more than \$250$250dollar sign, 250, and he wonders how many hours of work he can afford.

Let HHH represent the whole number of hours that the plumber works.
1) Which inequality describes this scenario?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A)
A
28+65H \leq 25028+65H≤25028, plus, 65, H, is less than or equal to, 250

(Choice B)
B
28+65H \geq 25028+65H≥25028, plus, 65, H, is greater than or equal to, 250

(Choice C)
C
65+28H \leq 25065+28H≤25065, plus, 28, H, is less than or equal to, 250

(Choice D)
D
65+28H \geq 25065+28H≥25065, plus, 28, H, is greater than or equal to, 250
2) What is the largest whole number of hours that Anand can afford?
hours

1 Answer

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Answer:

6hours of work? i kinda get the question but im not completely understanding

Explanation:

65+28x

x is the number of hours he would pay for the plumber to work

x=6

65+28(6) MULTIPLY

65+168 ADD

233

we cant go hirer than 250. /

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