Question

Please help due tonight very urgent being graded need help please Tom makes $25 an hour working at the local video game store. Over the past year he has saved $150 toward a new iPhone. If the iPhone cost $300, how many hours will he need to work to be able to buy the iPhone? make an equation or inequality and solve. Show your work

Answer 1

25(6)+150=300

Explanation:

25x+150=300

25x=300-150

25x/25=150/25

x=6

Answer 2

Hey there! I'm happy to help!

Tom has 150 already saved and for every hour he works, he will gain an extra $25. After h hours, he will have $300,

So, we multiply 25 by n, because for every hour he will have 25 added to his total, and repeated addition is multiplication, so we multiply 25 by n.

We add 150 as that is what we already have saved.

Finally, we want this to equal 300.

So, here is our equation.

25n+150=300

Now we solve. We subtract 150 from both sides.

25n=150

We divide both sides by 25.

n=6

Tom will have to work six hours to buy the iPhone.

Have a wonderful day! :D