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Benny earns $12.00 per hour as a life guard. He earns a bonus of $75.00 for taking a training course. How many hours must Benny work to earn at least $399.00?

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It would take him 27 days to earn $399
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User Imran Khan
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Hi!

Let's subtract the $75 Benny earns for taking a training course, because he's already got that:

399 - 75 = 324

Now, divide that by the amount of money he's paid per hour:

324 ÷ 12 = 27

Benny must work at least 27 hours.
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