Trevor tutors French for $12 an hour and scoops ice cream for $8 an hour. He is going to work 20 hours this week. At least how many hours does he need to tutor to make more than $190? Let x equal the number of hours he tutors and y be the number of hours he scoops ice cream.

At least how many hours does Trevor need to tutor to make more than $190? Express your answer as a decimal number.

Question

Mathematics

Margaret Marks

9 March, 03:26

Trevor tutors French for $12 an hour and scoops ice cream for $8 an hour. He is going to work 20 hours this week. At least how many hours does he need to tutor to make more than $190? Let x equal the number of hours he tutors and y be the number of hours he scoops ice cream.

At least how many hours does Trevor need to tutor to make more than $190? Express your answer as a decimal number.

+2

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Jaquan Franco · Answer 1

the answer is 16 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

i just multiplied 12 (the amount he gets from tutoring) and multiplied it by different numbers to see which one gets him past $190