Felipe wants to earn more than $45 trimming trees. He charges $6 per hour and pays $3in equipment fees. What are the possible numbers of hours Felipe could trim trees?

Question

Uset for the number of hours.
Write your answer as an inequality solved for t

Answer 1

Let's set up the inequality:

Total earnings > $45
(earnings per hour) * (number of hours) - equipment fees > $45
$6t - $3 > $45

Simplify the inequality:
$6t - $3 > $45
$6t > $48
t > 8

Therefore, the possible numbers of hours Felipe could trim trees is t > 8.