Taylor is working two summer jobs, making $7 per hour washing cars and making $16 per hour tutoring. In a given week, she can work a maximum of 17 total hours and must earn no less than $200. If Taylor worked 2 hours washing cars, determine the maximum number of whole hours tutoring that she can work and still meet her requirements.Answer:
Q. Taylor is working two summer jobs, making $7 per hour washing cars and making $16 per hour tutoring. In a given week, she can work a maximum of 17 total hours and must earn no less than $200. If Taylor worked 2 hours washing cars, determine the maximum number of whole hours tutoring that she can work and still meet her requirements.Answer:
Calculate Earnings from Washing: Taylor earns $7 per hour washing cars. If she worked 2 hours washing cars, we need to calculate how much she earned from washing cars.Calculation: 2 hours * $7 per hour = $14.
Subtract from Weekly Requirement: Now we need to subtract the amount Taylor earned from washing cars from her minimum weekly earning requirement to find out how much more she needs to earn from tutoring.Calculation: $200−$14=$186.
Calculate Maximum Tutoring Hours: Taylor earns $16 per hour tutoring. To find out the maximum number of whole hours she can tutor, we divide the remaining amount she needs to earn by her hourly tutoring rate.Calculation: $186/$16 per hour = 11.625 hours.
Round Down to Whole Hours: Since Taylor can only work whole hours, we need to round down the number of hours she can tutor to the nearest whole number.Calculation: Taylor can work a maximum of 11 whole hours tutoring.
Check Total Weekly Hours: We must ensure that the total hours worked in both jobs do not exceed the maximum of 17 hours per week. Taylor has already worked 2 hours washing cars.Calculation: 17 total hours −2 hours washing cars =15 hours remaining for tutoring.
Optimal Tutoring Hours: Since the maximum number of hours Taylor can tutor based on her earnings requirement is 11 hours, and she has 15 hours remaining within her 17-hour weekly limit, she can meet both conditions by working 11 hours tutoring.
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