Question

Jay earns $5.90 per hour working at the ice cream parlor after school. He needs at least $236 for a stereo system. Choose the inequality that describes how many hours Jay must work to buy the stereo system.

A) 5.90x < 236
B) 5.90x > 236
C) 5.90 + x > 236
D)
x
5.90
> 236

Answer 1

`5.90x\geq 236`

Explanation:

Let

x-------> the number of hours

we know that

`5.90x\geq 236` ----> inequality that represent the situation

Solve for x

`x\geq 236/5.90`

`x\geq 40\ hours`

The minimum number of hours is
`40`