Kayla works no more than 20 hours per week during the school year. She is paid $10 an hour for tutoring geometry students and $7 an hour for babysitting. She wants to spend at least 3 hours but no more than 8 hours a week tutoring. Find Kaylas maximum weekly earnings.
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