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?

Answer 1

Answer:

n>8

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

needed amount= $80

the amount already saved= $8

earnings per hour= $9

let the number of hours worked be n

and let y represent the total

the situation represented linearly is

y=mn+c

Step two:

substituting our data to find n

9n+8>80

9n>80-8

9n>72

divide both sides by 9

n>72/9

n>8

Therefore he must work a minimum of  8houees