Question

Quiz 4: Solving Inequalities
Elijah wants to hire a painter and keep his total bill to at most $100. The painter charges a $60 flat fee to come to his house and then $15 per hour. Which inequality best
represents the situation if x represents the number of hours the painter works?

Answer 1

Answer:

$15x+60\leq 100$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x -----> the number of hours that the painter works

we know that

The inequality that represented this situation is equal to

$15x+60\leq 100$

solve for x

Subtract 60 both sides

$15x\leq 100-60$

$15x\leq 40$

Divide by 15 both sides

$x\leq 40/15$

$x\leq 2.67\ hours$

The maximum number of hours is 2