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Keshawn is working two summer jobs, making $25 per hour tutoring and $10 per

hour landscaping. Keshawn must earn at least $100 this week. Write an inequality
that would represent the possible values for the number of hours tutoring, t, and the
number of hours landscaping, I, that Keshawn can work in a given week.

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Final answer:

The inequality that represents the possible values for the number of hours tutoring and landscaping that Keshawn can work in a given week is: $25t + $10l ≥ $100.

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent the possible values for the number of hours tutoring, t, and the number of hours landscaping, l, that Keshawn can work in a given week, we need to set up an inequality based on the minimum income requirement of $100.

Let's say Keshawn works t hours as a tutor and l hours in landscaping. The income Keshawn earns from tutoring is $25t and from landscaping is $10l. The inequality can be set up as: $25t + $10l ≥ $100.

This inequality states that the total income Keshawn earns from tutoring and landscaping combined should be greater than or equal to $100.

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Answer: 135

Step-by-step explanation: 25 + 10 + 100 = 135

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