A florist is creating centerpieces for an upcoming event later this evening. She has already been working for two hours and has
budgeted only 6 hours to create the centerpieces. Each centerpiece takes 15 minutes to make. If x represents the number of centerpieces she makes from now until the event, which inequality represents this situation? 120x - 15 ≤ 360
120 + 15x ≤ 360
15 + 120x < 360
120 - 15x < 360
First, the variable to be used is defined: x = represents the number of centerpieces she makes from now until the event. We consider the following conversion of units: 1 hour = 60 minutes. Thus, 2 hours = 120 minutes 6 hours = 360 minutes Therefore, the inequality in minutes is: 120 + 15x ≤ 360 Answer: An inequality that represents this situation is: 120 + 15x ≤ 360
