Jose wants to earn more than $51 trimming trees. He charges $7 per hour and pays $5 in equipment fees. What are the possible numbers of hours Jose could trim trees?
Use t for the number of hours.
Write your answer as an inequality solved for t
To earn more than $51, Jose needs to make at least $52.
The total amount earned, A, can be represented as:
A = 7t - 5
Since A must be greater than $51:
7t - 5 > 51
Now, solve for t:
7t - 5 > 51
7t > 51 + 5
7t > 56
t > 56/7
t > 8
Therefore, Jose could trim trees for more than 8 hours to earn more than $51. Jose could trim trees for t hours where t > 8.