Question

You need to earn at least $75. You earn $6.00 for each hour you work. Write and solve inequality that represents the number of hours h that you need to work.

Answer 1

Let's use an inequality to represent the number of hours, h, that you need to work in order to earn at least $75.

The amount you earn, E, can be calculated as follows:

E = 6.00 * h

To earn at least $75, we can write the following inequality:

6.00 * h ≥ 75

Now, to solve for h, divide both sides of the inequality by 6.00:

h ≥ 75 / 6.00

h ≥ 12.5

So, you need to work at least 12.5 hours (or 13 hours to be precise) to earn at least $75.