Question

Read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided.

Write a real-world problem that could be represented by the inequality.


3x + 6 > 27

Answer 1

Answer is

Jordan wants to buy a Pokemon card that costs $27 plus $.45 postage. He has $6 saved up. He can earn $3 per hour shoveling snow. How many hours does he have to shovel snow to have enough money to get his card?

3x + 6 > 27

3 is rate of pay, x is hours worked, 6 is money he has saved, he needs to earn more than $27.