Question

Jade needs $45 to go on a field trip. He has saved $15.25. He earns $6.50 per hour cleaning his neighbor's garden, and he earns $5.25 per hour selling cakes at a store. Can Jade go on the field trip if he works at the garden for 2 hours and at the store for 3 hours?

[Use the inequality 6.50x + 5.25y + 15.25 ≥ 45]

Answer 1

Answer: No, because the total will be $44

Explanation:

Answer 2

So 6.50•2=13.00.

And 5.25•3=15.76. So add the 13.00 ,15.75 and the 15.25 and you get 44.00 so no he's a dollar short