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Lisa is 30 and just bought a new motorcycle. She has to has to work to pay for its upkeep. She saved for several years to afford the motorcycle, and is excited that she will now have a reliable transportion to get to and from her GED classes at NWTC. She needs to first determine her monthly expeneses and then find a job that will give her enough hours to pay her motorcycle insurance cost $ 130.00, a month. She has an average of $34.00 extra motorcycle related costs each month. ( oil change, motorcycle wash, etc.) once she has written down. she begins to look for a job, Green Bay doesn't have very many jobs openings for students looking for part-time hours, but lucky she is hiredat a coffee shop for $ 10 an hour plus average of $3 an hour on tips. Her dad also gives $25 a month to help with expenses as long as she continues to attend GED classes. how many hours would she need to work each month to pay for motorcycle expenses?

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The total monthly motorcycle expenses are: 130 + 34 = $164

Let 'x' represent the total number of hours that Lisa has to work per month to pay for motorcycle expenses:

x(10 + 3) + 25 = 164

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x = 10.69 hr

Lisa needs to work 10.69 hours per month to pay for the motorcycle expenses.