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Teddy is solving the following problem: James earns $400 a week plus $5 in tips for each customer he serves. He is hoping to earn more than $1,000 this week. How many customers would he have to serve to meet his goal? Describe the solutions. Teddy writes the inequality 5x+400>1,000
, where x
is the number of customers James serves. Teddy solves the inequality and finds that x>120
. How should Teddy interpret this solution in the context of the problem?(1 point)
Responses

James needs to serve more than 120 customers this week to meet his goal.
James needs to serve more than 120 customers this week to meet his goal.

James needs to serve at least 120 customers this week to meet his goal.
James needs to serve at least 120 customers this week to meet his goal.

James needs to earn more than $120 each day this week to meet his goal.
James needs to earn more than $120 each day this week to meet his goal.

James needs to earn at least $120 each day this week to meet his goal.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct choice: "James needs to serve more than 120 customers this week to meet his goal."

Interpretation: x > 120 means he must serve more than 120 customers. Because customers must be whole, he needs to serve at least 121 customers to earn more than $1,000.