Question

Last summer Myrtle, worked 45 hours and earned $443.70. She wanted to make at least $550 this summer. Using an inequality, find how many additional hours must she work in order to reach this goal?

Answer 1

11 hours

Explanation:

Using an inequality, find how many additional hours must she work in order to reach this goal?

From the above question, the term at least means less than or equal to and it is represented by the inequality = ≤

Hence,

Let the number of additional hours = h

Last summer Myrtle, worked 45 hours and earned $443.70.

The amount she earned per hour = $443.70/45

= $9.86

Our inequality equation is written as;

She wanted to make at least $550 this summer.

$9.86 × h ≤ $550

= 9.86h ≤ 550

h = 550/9.86

h = 55.780933063 hours

Approximately the additional hours she has to work =

55.780933063 - 45 hours

= 10 .780933063 hours

Approximately = 11 hours