Question

George has a part-time job which pays $10 per hour. He has already saved $94 toward the purchase of a new car stereo which

costs $194. If x represents the number of hours he still needs to work in order to buy the stereo, which of the inequalities
symbolizes this situation?
OA $10x + $94 $194
OB. $94x + $ 10 $194
OC $94x + $10 < $194
OD. $10x + $94 s $194

Answer 1

`\$10x + \$94\geq\ \$194`

Explanation:

Given

Wage = $10 per hour

Savings = $94

Stereo = $194

Required

Represent the scenario using an inequality

From the question, x represents the number of hours.

If his wage is $10 per hour then, his wage is $10x in x hours

Solving further;

For George to afford the stereo, the sum of his wages and savings must be greater than or equal to the cost of the stereo

Mathematically, this is:

`Wages + Savings \geq\ Stereo`

Substitute right values for the above expression

`\$10x + \$94\geq\ \$194`

The options are not well presented, hwever the solution is
`\$10x + \$94\geq\ \$194`