Lawrence has two part-time jobs, one at a movie theater and one at a pet store. He is paid by the hour at each job. Last week, he worked 10 hours at the movie theater and 8 hours at the pet store and earned a total of $152.50. The week before, he worked 8 hours at the movie theater and 12 hours at the pet store and earned a total of $171.00.
a. Determine how much Lawrence earns per hour at the pet store. Show all of your work.

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Lawrence has two part-time jobs, one at a movie theater and one at a pet store. He is paid by the hour at each job. Last week, he worked 10 hours at the movie theater and 8 hours at the pet store and earned a total of $152.50. The week before, he worked 8 hours at the movie theater and 12 hours at the pet store and earned a total of $171.00.
a. Determine how much Lawrence earns per hour at the pet store. Show all of your work.

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b. Next week, Lawrence wants to earn at least $168.00. He is scheduled to work 6 hours at the pet store. Write and solve an inequality to find the minimum number of hours he needs to work at the movie theater in order to earn at least $168.00. Show all of your work.