Question

Gordon has two jobs. He earns $10 per hour babysitting his neighbors children and he earns $12 per hour. Write an inequality to represent the number of hours, x , babysitting and the number of hours ,y , Gordon will need to work to earn a minimum of $120

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of hours that he works. babysitting his neighbors children.

Let y represent the number of hours that he works at the other job.

He earns $10 per hour babysitting his neighbors children. This means that the amount that he earns, babysitting his neighbors children for x hours would be

10x

He earns $12 per hour working at the other job. This means that the amount that he earns, working at the other job for y hours would be

12y

Therefore, the inequality that represent the number of hours that he needs to work at both jobs to earn a minimum of $120 is

10x + 12y ≥ 120