Tony wants to earn at least 34 trimming trees. He charges 6 per hour and pays 8 in equipment fees. What are the possible numbers of hours Tony could trim trees?
Use t for the number of hours.
Write your answer as an inequality solved for t.
6t - 8 ≥ 34
Solving for t:
6t ≥ 42
t ≥ 7
Therefore, Tony could trim trees for 7 hours or more in order to earn at least 34.