Question

He charges $8 per hour to paint walls and $10 per hour for painting trim. Because he is still in school, he has to work under 20 hours a week. His goal is to make at least $50 per week. Let w represent the number of hours spent painting walls and t represent the number of hours spent painting trim.

Which of the following inequalities correctly represents the student's goal?

Answer 1

The student's goal is to make at least $50 per week. The inequality representing this goal is: 8w + 10t >= 50

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's goal is to make at least $50 per week. Let w represent the number of hours spent painting walls and t represent the number of hours spent painting trim. The student charges $8 per hour to paint walls and $10 per hour for painting trim. The equation to represent the weekly earnings can be written as follows:

Earnings from painting walls = $8w

Earnings from painting trim = $10t

The student's goal is to make at least $50 per week, so the inequality representing this goal is:

8w + 10t >= 50