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Brent works part-time at a clothing store. He earns an hourly wage of $15. If he needs to earn more than $45 in a day and works for x hours a day, which inequality represents this situation? A. 15x > 45 B. 15x < 60 C. x > 60 D. 15x < 45 E. x < 60

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Answer: A.

Explanation:

User Xenox
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Answer:

A) 15x > 45

Explanation:

Let X represent an hour. His wage will be 15 times that, so you have:

15x

He needs to earn more than 45 a day, so the inequality needs to be >45

Only answer that satisfies these conditions is A:

A) 15x > 45

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