Noah is working two summer jobs, making $9 per hour babysitting and making $20

per hour lifeguarding. In a given week, he can work no more than 19 total hours and

must earn at least $270. If Noah worked 13 hours lifeguarding, determine the

maximum number of whole hours babysitting that he can work and still meet his

requirements. If there are no possible solutions, submit an empty answer.

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Pittman

Mathematics

24 January, 22:21

Noah is working two summer jobs, making $9 per hour babysitting and making $20

per hour lifeguarding. In a given week, he can work no more than 19 total hours and

must earn at least $270. If Noah worked 13 hours lifeguarding, determine the

maximum number of whole hours babysitting that he can work and still meet his

requirements. If there are no possible solutions, submit an empty answer.

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Nelson Walsh · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

13*20 is 260 dollar lifeguard

he has 6 hours left

so

6*9 is 54 dollars

260+54 is 314 dollars

he can work at the last 6 hours which totals to 19hrs so he can get at least 270