Question

Beatrice started babysitting when she was in high school. She has built a reputation for herself and has become popular among the neighborhood parents. Beatrice charges $10/h and gets a $5 automatic tip. Beatrice needs $100 to buy a present for her mother. She wants to find out the minimum number of hours she needs to babysit at one job to get the money she needs.
(a) Write an inequality and solve it to help Beatrice figure out the minimum number of hours. Identify what the variable is and what it represents. Show your work. Justify each step in the solution.
(b) Graph the solution on a number line.
(c) Beatrice doesn’t charge for partial hours. What is the minimum number of hours that she needs to work at one job to make at least $100? Round your answer to the nearest hour. Justify your answer.

Answer 1

6.6 hours to get 100 dollars because 15 goes into 100 6.6 times 

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