Question

Austin is working two summer jobs, making $12 per hour washing cars and $13 per hour landscaping. Austin must earn a minimum of $150 this week. Write an inequality that would represent the possible values for the number of hours washing cars, ww w, and the number of hours landscaping, ll l, that Austin can work in a given week.

Answer 1

12w+13l≥150

Explanation:

From the information given, the inequality would indicate that the amount Austin receives from washing cars plus the amount he receives from landscaping that are equal to the price per hour of each job for the number of hours would be greater than or equal to $150:

12w+13l≥150