Question

11) Which situation can be represented by 17.35x > 624.60?

F A waitress had received a $17.35 tip. This brought her total in tips to more than $624.60.
How much money in tips did she have before the $17.35 tip?
G Brianda made a deposit of $17.35 into a savings account. This brought the total in her
savings account to $624.60. How much money did she have in this savings account before
she made the deposit?
H A dozen tamales cost $17.35 including tax. How many dozen tamales can a customer buy
with $624.60?
J Darren earns $17.35 per hour at his job. How many hours does he need to work in order
to earn more than $624.60?

Answer 1

J Darren earns $17.35 per hour at his job. How many hours does he need to work in order to earn more than $624.60?

Explanation:

You're looking for a situation in which the number 17.35 needs to be multiplied by an unknown quantity.

Scenarios F and G involve addition of 17.35 to something.

Scenario H would correspond to the inequality ...

17.65x < 624.60

The sign of the given inequality is >, so scenario H is not the one.

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In scenario J, Darren's total earnings for x hours will be 17.35x, and we want to find x such that this total is greater than 624.60. This matches the given inequality:

17.35x > 624.60 . . . . . . answer choice J