Problema Solution
Brenda wants to hire a lawn service to mow her yard for the summer. G & B lawn service charges $440 plus $40 for each cutting in excess of 10. How many cuttings can brenda get?
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Let the money with Brenda be x
Now, she gets 10 cuttings for 440$.
So, for number of cuttings above 10, she is charged 40 $ extra per cutting
Therefore number of cuttings above 10 she can afford=(x-440)/40
Total number of cuttings she can afford=[(x-440)/40]+10