In 2019, the minimum wage in Arizona is $11 per hour. The total cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment in Tucson is $1410. Could people working 40 hours a week at the minimum wage afford to live there?

A. No, $1905.20 is not enough.
B. No, the total earned is $495.20.
C. Yes, they have $495.20 more than they need.
D. Yes, they have $1905.20 more than they need.

The answer is C. Yes, they have $495.20 more than they need.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1; Every month in the year has at least 4 weeks in it including February so assume the people work for at least 4 weeks a day. Every month except February has 30 or 31 days. We calculate how much they earn in a day.

Money earned in a day = Money earned in a week / 7 = (40 × $11) / 7

                                        = $62.857

Step 2; We calculate how much a person working on minimum wage earns in a 30-day month.

Money earned in 30 days = ($62.857 × 30) = $1,885.714.

The cost of renting a space in Tucson costs $1,410 and as the people earn more than this we calculate the difference between the values.

Difference in values = $1,885.714 - $1,410 = $457.71.

Option C is the closest to the difference between the two values.

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