Question

Mel wants to buy a pair of shoes that costs $120. She has saved $45 and has a job that pays her $10 per hour. The number of hours she has to

work to have enough to buy the shoes is given by the Inequality 10x +45 > 120, where x is the number of hours she works.
The fewest number of hours she has to work to buy the shoes is
Re: 7
Next
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9
10​

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

10x+45> 120 Subtract 45 from both sides of the inequality.

10x>75 Divide both sides by Ten

x>7.5

She has to work at least 7.5 hours so 8 is the fewest number of hours she has to work to buy the shoes.