Question

Shelby is creating a budget for the week. At her job, she earns $15.50 per hour Her rent costs $300 Shelby wants to have at least $280 left over after paying rent. Which inequality shows how many hours, h, Shelby should work? A Ř (300 – 15.50) > 280 B 300h + 15.50 > 280 С 15.50h – 300 > 280 300 – 15.50h > 280

Answer 1

The total earnings for Shelby a week are calculated as:

$15.5h$

To that we have to substract the rent amount, and we'll get how much does she have left after paying rent:

$15.5h-300$

And she want's this amount to be at least $280. Then, the inequality is:

$15.50h-300\ge280$