Question

Natalia earns a base salary of $210 each week as a waitress. She usually makes an additional 15% in tips on all orders. Natalia has set a goal to make $1,000 each week. What inequality can she use to calculate x , the total dollar amount of orders needed for her to meet her goal?

Answer 1

The inequality that she can use to calculate x, the total dollar amount of orders needed for her to meet her goal is: 210+0.15x≥1,000.

Explanation:

The amount that Natalie makes each week is the result of adding up the base salary she earns plus the result of multiplying the dollar amount of orders for 15% and this result should be greater than or equal to $1,000, which would be:

210+0.15x≥1,000

Now, you can solve for x:

x≥(1,000-210)/0.15

x≥5,267

According to this, the answer is that the inequality that she can use to calculate x, the total dollar amount of orders needed for her to meet her goal is: 210+0.15x≥1,000.