Question

It cost you $12 to start up your

new painting busness
You charge $45 per hour to paint.How many hours must you paint to have no less than $117?

Answer 1

Explanation:

let no. of hours be x.

45x - 12 ≥ 117

45x ≥ 129

x ≥ 2.8667 (5sf)

therefore, 3 hours (round up to next whole number).

Topic: inequalities

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