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Jakob Littel

Feb 20, 2025

A painter earns $15 per hour what is the minimum number of hours he must work to earn at least $200?

How do I write an inequality to represent this situation and solve?
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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

15 x ≥ 200x ≥ 40/3x ≥ 13⅓ hours to be worked... Show More
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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

earnings per hour times hours = earningse/h * h =e 15 *h =200h=200/15... Show More
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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

well you can come up with a ratio. so if he’s earning $15 an hour, you can say it’s 15:1.Times that 15 by 13.3 to at least get 200, and do it to the other side of the ratio as well. so you’ll get 199.95:13.3, meaning the painter would have to work at least 13.3 hours to get $200... Show More
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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

$200 (1hr/$15) the dollars cancel leaving hrs(200/15) hr= 13.33 hrMost problems like this can be solved simply by canceling units.... Show More
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