Answer:
[tex]x = 24[/tex]
24 is less than 35
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Jacob: 2000x + 3000
Carlos: 3800x - 40000
Solving (a):
To solve (a), we need to equate both expressions;
[tex]3800x - 40000 = 2000x + 3000[/tex]
Collect Like Terms
[tex]3800x - 2000x = 40000 + 3000[/tex]
[tex]1800x = 43000[/tex]
Solve for x
[tex]x = 43000/1800[/tex]
[tex]x = 24[/tex] --- Approximated
Solving (b);
The manager's prediction is 35 hours.
And the actual hours is 24.
By comparison;
24 is less than 35