Question

CHALLENGE PROBLEM Lindsay Bedford works at the baseball cap shop. She is paid $6.50 per hour plus $0.45 for each cap she embroiders. How many caps must she embroider to earn at least $85 in an 8-hour day?

Answer 1

Per hour the earning is, $6.50

Therefore, for eight hours,

$6.50\times8=52$

There without ant embroidery she earns $52 for 8 hours.

To earn $ 85,

$85-52=33$

She has to earn $33 in terms of embroidery.

So,

$\begin{gathered} 33=x\times0.45 \\ x=\frac{33}{0.45}=73.33 \end{gathered}$

Thus, she has to embroider 74 caps to earn at least $85 in an 8-hour day?