If you picked 41.5% of the apples on a tree, and you picked 34 apples, how many apples did the tree contain before you starting picking? (the percent figure is rounded , you need to pick whole apples)

Val and tony get paid per project. val is paid a project fee of $44 plus $12 per hour. tony is paid a project fee of $35 plus $15 per hour. write an expression to represent how much a company will pay to hire both to work the same number of hours on a project.