Question

Choose the equation and the inequality needed to answer this question. Trevor tutors French for $15 and hour and scoops ice cream for $10 an hour. He is going to work 15 hours this week. At least how many hours does he need to tutor to make more than $180? Let x equal the number of hours he tutors and y be the number of hours he scoops ice cream.

Answer 1

Total number of hours = 15

Let the hours spent tutoring french be x.

Therefore hours spent on scooping ice cream = (15 - x)

Amount: Tutoring french is $15 an hour, total for x hours = 15x

For scooping ice cream it is $10 an hour 10*(15 - x) = 150 - 10x

To make more than $180

15x + (150 - 10x) > 180

15x + 150 - 10x > 180

15x - 10x > 180 - 150

5x > 30

x > 30/5

x > 6

trevor needs to tutor 6 hours to make more than 180

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Answer 2

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