Question

6. Audrey's monthly car payment is $350 and

she needs to save at least $35 each month for
gas. If Audrey is paid $17.50 an hour, write
and solve an inequality to represent the
number of hours she must work in a month to
pay for her car payment and gas.

Answer 1

22 hours

Explanation:

For one month, Audrey has to pay $350 for her payment and $35 for gas, meaning that she will need to pay $385 per month.

$350 + $35 = $385

Audrey makes $17.50 an hour. Set up an equality to find the amount of hours she must work to pay for her car payment and gas.

17.50x > 385

(17.50x)/17.50 > 385/17.50

x > 22

Audrey must work at least 22 hours to pay for her car payment and gas.