A painter earns 15$ per hour. What is the minimum number of hours he must work to earn at least 200$. Write an inequality to represent this station and solve.

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A painter earns 15$ per hour. What is the minimum number of hours he must work to earn at least 200$. Write an inequality to represent this station and solve.

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Answer: 13 hours 40 minutes

Explanation:

15x ≥ 200

$(15x)/(15) \geq (200)/(15)$

$x \geq (200)/(15)$

$x \geq 13(2)/(3)$

Nat Kuhn answered Oct 14, 2019

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