Question

Shirley has earned $148 doing chores, but she wants to have earned at least $200 by the end of the week. If she does chores every day for the next 7 days and earns the same amount each day, at least how much should she earn doing chores each day?

Answer 1

Answer:

Shirley earn doing chores each day be $7.43 .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

Shirley has earned $148 doing chores, but she wants to have earned at least $200 by the end of the week.

If she does chores every day for the next 7 days and earns the same amount each day .

Let us assume that the Shirley earns each days be x amount of money .

Than the equations becomes

148 + 7x ≥ 200

Solving the above inequality .

7x ≥ 200 - 148

7x ≥ 52

$x \geq \frac{52}{7}$

x ≥ 7.43 (Approx)

Therefore the Shirley earn doing chores each day be $7.43 .