Question

Question 22 of 25 Which inequality matches the verbal description? Marc is saving up for a computer. He has $250 saved already. To earn more, he works part-time at a job that pays $16 per hour. Let y represent the price of the computer he chooses, and let x represent the number of hours he works. To purchase the computer, he will need to save at least y dollars.

A. y≤ 250+ 16x
B. y≤ 16x-250
C. yz 250-16x
D. yz 250x + 16​

Answer 1

A) y which is cost of the computer needs to be less than or equal to the amount of money he is able to make. 16x represents how much money he earns per hour (x= # of hours) Marc already has $250, so you would add that to the amount of money he makes working. Therefore, it’s A.