Question

Gavin needs $80 to buy a fish tank. He has saved $8 and plans to work as a babysitter to earn $9 per hour. Which inequality shows the minimum number of hours, n, that Gavin should work as a babysitter to earn enough to buy the fish tank? 8 + 9n ≥ 80, so n ≥ 8 8 + 9n ≤ 80, so n ≤ 8 9n ≥ 80 + 8, so n ≥ 9.8 9n ≤ 80 + 8, so n ≤ 9.8

Answer 1

Answer:

90≥80 is the answer

Answer 2

So the answer would be 8+9n≥80. The reason why is because he has $80 and he saved $8 and he earned $9 for each hour but we do not know how many hours so that is why it is n. and it says minimum so u might think that it might be ≤ but my sister says to think the opposite so the symbol will be ≥.

Check:  IT SAYS THAT N IS GREATER THAN 8 SO CHOOSE A NUMBER GREATER THAN 8 WHICH CAN BE 9.

8+9n≥80
8+9*9≥80
8+81≥80
90≥80, so this makes sense.