Question

Which inequality matches the verbal description?

Answer 1

The value of how much he has needs to be greater than or equal to y so he has enough to make the purchase. This means that B and C are out. If he's adding the amount he already has saved and is using that towards buying the computer, it will be added which means that D is the correct answer

Answer 2

C

Explanation:

He needs ATLEAST y dollars to buy the computer.

Now, he already has 150 and is earning 14 dollars per hour for "x" hours.

So his total money would be 150 PLUS 14 multiplied by x, that is:

Total money = 150 + 14x

We know his total money would need to be ATLEAST y (or more). Thus, we can say that total money ≥ y.

We can write:

150 + 14x ≥ y

Rearranging, we can write:

y ≤ 150 + 14x

Answer choice C is right.