Can anybody help with this word problem please?

Sheila earns a basic wage of $8 per hour. Under certain conditions, she is paid $12 per hour. The most that she can earn in one week is $400.

a. Write an inequality that describes her total weekly wages for x hours at $8 per hour and for y hours at $12 per hour.

b. Graph the inequality.

c. What is the maximum number of hours that Shelia can work for $8 per hour? for $12 per hour?

Thank you! =)

Question

Can anybody help with this word problem please?

Sheila earns a basic wage of $8 per hour. Under certain conditions, she is paid $12 per hour. The most that she can earn in one week is $400.

a. Write an inequality that describes her total weekly wages for x hours at $8 per hour and for y hours at $12 per hour.

b. Graph the inequality.

c. What is the maximum number of hours that Shelia can work for $8 per hour? for $12 per hour?

Thank you! =)

anonymous · Answer

x+y<= 400

anonymous · Answer

a. x+y less than or equal to 400
b. 8/hr = 50 hours
12/hr = 33 hours

anonymous · Answer

Thank you @serenity3 and @julian25!