Question

Hudson is having his car repaired. The mechanic said it would cost at least $425 for parts

and labor. The cost of the parts was $200 and the mechanic charges $75 per hour for
labor. Write and solve an inequality to find how many hours the mechanic plans to work on
the car. Interpret the solution.

Answer 1

The correct answer is - 3 hours.

Explanation:

Given:

Price of parts: $200

Price of labor: $75/hour

Total cost: $425

Solution:

Let x = x of hours work done on the car

The inequality can be represented as:

425 = 75x + 200

Solving this inequality, we find that

225 =75x

or

x = 3

Thus, It means that the mechanic will take at least 3 hrs to work on his car.