Question

Clara needs $52 to go on a field trip. She has saved $16.50. She earns $6.50 per hour cleaning her neighbor's garden, and she earns $5.25 per hour selling cakes at a store. Can Clara go on the field trip if she works at the garden for 4 hours and at the store for 2 hours? [Use the inequality 6.50x + 5.25y + 16.50 ≥ 52]
Yes, because the total will be $53

Yes, because the total will be $59

No, because the total will be $42

No, because the total will be $49

Answer 1

Yes, the total will be $53

Answer 2

Yes, because the total will be $53.
(6.50×4)+(5.25×2)+16.50≥52