Ben earns $9 per hour and $6 for each delivery he makes. He wants to earn more than $155 in an 8-hour workday. What is the least number of deliveries he must make to reach his goal

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Elle Horton

Mathematics

23 October, 14:45

Ben earns $9 per hour and $6 for each delivery he makes. He wants to earn more than $155 in an 8-hour workday. What is the least number of deliveries he must make to reach his goal

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Ernie · Answer 1

14 Deliveries

Step-by-step explanation:

For his eight hour workday Ben would earn 72 to dollars he would need to earn 83 more dollars. 83 divided by the amount he earns each delivery equals 13.83 so it would have to be rounded up to the nearest full delivery which is 14 deliveries.