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Question

A painter earns $15 per hour. What is the minimum number of hours he must work to earn at least $200? Write an inequality to represent this situation and solve. Show your work.

(2 points)

Answer 1

Let x represent the number of hours the painter must work.

The inequality that represents the situation is:
15x ≥ 200

Now, we solve for x:
x ≥ 200/15
x ≥ 13.333

Since the painter cannot work a fraction of an hour, he must work at least 14 hours to earn at least $200.