Question

A contractor can spend at most $250 a day on operating costs and payroll. It costs $45 each day to operate the forklift and $60 a day for each crew member. Write an inequality to represent the contractor's budget for the day.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The answer is B. His budget is $250 so it has to be less than or equal to. $60 a crew member (x = the crew members) and $45 to use the forklift, so $60x + $45 is less than or equal to $250

Answer 2

B is the correct answer.

Explanation:

According to the problem, the contractor can spend AT MOST $250 a day, meaning $250 is the limit. Therefore, that gives you less than or equal too, or ≤. Next, it costs $45 a day, including $60, which you would add to get the final amount, or +.

Therefore, 60x + 45 ≤ 250