Question

you have already saved $55. you earn $9 per hour at your job. you are saving for a bicycle that costs $199. what inequality represents the possible numbers of hours you need to work to buy the bicycle.

A. h < 16
B. h > 16
C. h greater than or equal to 16
D. h less than or equal to 16

Answer 1

if you have $55, and the bike costs $199, the amount you need to make is?

Answer 2

with that amount, divide it by the amount you make per hour.

Answer 3

this tells you how many hours you need to work in order to make that amount remaining, and then by comparing the number with the answers, there is 1 answer that is logical.

Answer 4

the or in the problem