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David wants to earn more than trimming trees. He charges per hour and pays in equipment fees. What are the possible numbers of hours David could trim trees? Use for the number of hours. Write your answer as an inequality solved for .

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David wants to earn more than $26 trimming trees. He charges $6 per hour and pays $4 in equipment fees. What are the possible numbers of hours David could trim trees? Use for the number of hours. Write your answer as an inequality solved for

Answer:

The inequality is :

6h - 4 > 26

The possible numbers of hours David could trim trees is more than 5 hours

Explanation:

David wants to earn more than $26 trimming trees. He charges $6 per hour and pays $4 in equipment fees.

Let the number of hours David works for be represented by h

More than means greater than , hence we use the inequality sign >

Hence, we have the inequality

$6 × h + $4 > $26

6h - 4 > 26

6h > 26 + 4

6h > 30

Divide both sides by 6

6h/6 > 30/6

h > 5

Hence, if David want to earn more than $26 he has to trim trees for more than 5 hours

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