Question

Because he has to drive on his job, Jaime is paid $.50 per mile to cover transportation costs. In addition, he earns $560 a week. His company can’t afford to pay him more than $800 a week, so his paycheck must be less than $800. Which of the following numbers of miles meet this requirement? Select all that apply.
a. 560
b. 436
c. 240
d. 435

Answer 1

Answer:

b, c, and d.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find which of the different miles stay within the range of under $800, we first need to multiple each value to 0.50.

560 x 0.50 = 280

436 x 0.50 = 218

240 x 0.50 = 120

435 x 0.50 =  217.5

Now that we have the values of how much he gets for transportation we then add his weekly pay with the transportation costs.

280 + 560 = $840* Above the $800 limit

218 + 560 = $778

120 + 560 = $680

217.5 + 560 = $777.5

Now that we have the total of all the different transportation costs added to Jaime's weekly pay, we can then determine if they fall under the $800 limit.