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Four friends share the profit of a lawn care service equally. The friends charge $45 per lawn and spend $30 of their total earnings on gasoline for the lawnmowers each week. Which inequality can be used to find m, the number of lawns they need to mow next week so that each person earns at least $275? A. 45m - 30/4 _> 275 B. 45m/4 - 30 _>275 C. 45m - 30/4 _< 275 D. 45m/4 - 30 _< 275​

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Answer:

The answer is actually A) 45m-30/4 ≥ 275

Explanation:

It says, "of the total earnings", so after they took off the 30 dollars, they split it between themselves. Hope this helps ;)

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