Jay earns $5.90 per hour working at the ice cream parlor after school. He needs at least $236 for a stereo system. Choose the inequality that describes how many hours Jay must work to buy the stereo system. A) 5.90x 236 C) 5.90 + x 236 D) x 5.90 236

Question

Jay earns $5.90 per hour working at the ice cream parlor after school. He needs at least $236 for a stereo system. Choose the inequality that describes how many hours Jay must work to buy the stereo system.
A) 5.90x < 236 
B) 5.90x > 236 
C) 5.90 + x > 236 
D) 
x
5.90
 > 236

jhonyy9 · Answer

how is choice D. ? please repost it clearly

Mercury · Answer

"$5.90 per hour" 
the first hour, he earns $5.90
the second hour, he earns 2*5.90, and so on.

so clearly, the amount he earns is 5.90*(number of hours)

since he wants at least $236, set the quantity 5.90*(number of hours) greater than 236 with the appropriate inequality symbol