Problem
Thomas works at a local beach chair service in Destin, Florida. He is paid \( \$ 8.15 \) per hour and earns, on average, \( \$ 35.50 \) in tips each day. Donnovan works at a bookstore. He earns \( \$ 12.57 \) an hour. The system of equations shown can be used to represent the amount of money earned, \( m \), each day for working \( x \) hours. \[ \left\{\begin{array}{l} m=8.15 x+35.50 \\ m=12.57 x \end{array}\right. \] Complete the statement. The constraint on \( m \) is [DROP DOWN 1] and the constraint on \( x \) is [DROP DOWN 2]. DROP DOWN 1 Select a Value DROP DOWN 2 Select a Value
Solution
Step 1 ：8.15x + 35.50 = 12.57x
Step 2 ：35.50 = 4.42x
Step 3 ：x \approx 8.03 \text{ hours}
