Question

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 situation and solve. got to show your work please

Answer 1

Since they are asking the hours worked to make AT LEAST $200 then our answer needs to be greater than or equal to (>=) 200. If he makes 15 an hour and works x hours...

15 × x >= 200
15x >= 200
x >= 200/15
x >= 13.33

So he must work AT LEAST 13.33 hours to make AT LEAST 200 dollars.