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 $1000 this week. How many customers would he have to serve to meet his goal? Describe the solution. Teddy writes the inequality 5x+400 is greater than 1000, where x is a the number of customers James serves. Teddy solves the inequality and finds that x is greater than 120. How should Teddy interpret this solution in the context of the problem?

Question

A. James needs to serve more than 120 customers this week to meet his goal
B. James needs to earn at least $120 each day this week to meet his goal
C. James needs to earn more than $120 each day this week to meet his goal
D. James needs to serve at least 120 customers this week to meet his goal.

Answer 1

The correct interpretation of Teddy's solution in the context of the problem is:

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