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Quiz 4: Solving Inequalities
Elijah wants to hire a painter and keep his total bill to at most $100. The painter charges a $60 flat fee to come to his house and then $15 per hour. Which inequality best
represents the situation if x represents the number of hours the painter works?

Respuesta :

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Answer:

[tex]15x+60\leq 100[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x -----> the number of hours that the painter works

we know that

The inequality that represented this situation is equal to

[tex]15x+60\leq 100[/tex]

solve for x

Subtract 60 both sides

[tex]15x\leq 100-60[/tex]

[tex]15x\leq 40[/tex]

Divide by 15 both sides

[tex]x\leq 40/15[/tex]

[tex]x\leq 2.67\ hours[/tex]

The maximum number of hours is 2