Question

Tammy picks apples at an orchard. She earns $3.10 for each hour she works and $2.30 for each bushel of apples she picks. Her goal is to earn at least $100 this week.

Write an inequality that will help Tammy determine the number of hours (h) and bushels (b) she needs to reach her goal.

Answer 1

3.10h + 2.30b ≥ 100

Explanation:

Tammy earns $3.10 for each hour,

Let h represents hour,

So total earning for h number of hours will be 3.10h

Tammy earns $2.30 for each bushel of apples

Let b represents bushel of apples,

So total earning for b number of bushels will be 2.30b

Tammy's goal is to earn at least $100 this week

Therefore, to reach her goal the inequality will be

3.10h + 2.30b ≥ 100

Where h is the number of hour and b is the number of bushels.