Question

question 13 of 13 (1 point) | question attempt: 2 of unlimited
mai and her family live in austin, texas. including mai, her family has 2 adults and 2 children.
amarillo
family size estimated minimum monthly household income
1 adult, no children $2062
1 adult, 1 child $3289
1 adult, 2 children $3714
1 adult, 3 children $4796
2 adults, no children $3183
2 adults, 1 child $4119
2 adults, 2 children $4623
2 adults, 3 children $5609
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(a) mais family is thinking of moving to el paso.
use the family budget estimator above to find the minimum monthly household income mais family needs to live in el paso.
minimum monthly household income: $
(b) only 1 adult in the family works, and she earns $38.10 per hour. the children do not work. what is the minimum number of hours the adult must work each month for the family to live in el paso? round your answer to two decimal places.
minimum number of hours:

Explanation:

Step1: Find income from table

Mai's family has 2 adults and 2 children. From the table, the estimated minimum monthly household income for a family with 2 adults and 2 children is $4623.

Step2: Calculate work - hours for part (b)

We know the total income needed is $4623 and the adult's hourly wage is $38.10. Let the number of hours be $h$. We use the formula $Income = Hourly\ wage\times Number\ of\ hours$, so $h=\frac{4623}{38.10}$.
$h = 121.34$

Answer:

(a) $4623
(b) 121.34