Question

Sammie is buying an airline ticket. The ticket costs $125. She earns $12 an hour and has already saved $40. Write an inequality to find out how many hours (h) Sammie needs to work in order to buy her ticket. Do not solve.

Answer 1

125=12x+40

Explanation:

Let the number of hours be x

And the total amount be =$125

We already have $40

Hence the expression is

125=12x+40

If we solve for x, the answer gotten is the number of hours