Monica is paid $11.50 per hour in addition to a $70 fuel stipend this week she would like to earn more than $440 how many hours must Monica work this week



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Step-by-step explanation: To find out how many hours Monica must work to earn more than $440, we need to set up an inequality.

Let hh represent the number of hours Monica works in a week.

Given:

Hourly wage = $11.50

Fuel stipend = $70

Monica's total earnings can be represented by the equation:

Total earnings=(Hourly wage×Number of hours worked)+Fuel stipendTotal earnings=(Hourly wage×Number of hours worked)+Fuel stipend

So, we have:

Total earnings=(11.50h+70)Total earnings=(11.50h+70)

We want Monica's total earnings to be more than $440:

11.50h+70>44011.50h+70>440

Now, let's solve for hh:

11.50h>440−7011.50h>440−70

11.50h>37011.50h>370

Divide both sides by 11.50:

h>37011.50h>11.50370​

h>32.17h>32.17

Since Monica can't work a fraction of an hour, she needs to work more than 32 hours to earn more than $440 this week. So, Monica must work at least 33 hours to achieve her desired earnings. :33