Deepak is a landscaper who charges $30 for each job he does plus an additional $15 for each hour he works. He only accepts jobs if he will earn at least $90 the job. He writes this inequality to determine x, the number of hours he must work during each job in order to accomplish this.

Which best describes the restrictions on the jobs Deepak will accept?
He only accepts jobs that last 4 or more hours.
He only accepts jobs that last 5 or more hours.
He only accepts jobs that last 8 or more hours.
He only accepts jobs that last 9 or more hours.

Question

Deepak is a landscaper who charges $30 for each job he does plus an additional $15 for each hour he works. He only accepts jobs if he will earn at least $90 the job. He writes this inequality to determine x, the number of hours he must work during each job in order to accomplish this.

Which best describes the restrictions on the jobs Deepak will accept?
He only accepts jobs that last 4 or more hours.
He only accepts jobs that last 5 or more hours.
He only accepts jobs that last 8 or more hours.
He only accepts jobs that last 9 or more hours.

Mercury · Answer

per job:

30 + 15(number of hours worked)

must be greater than, or equal to, 90

complete the inequality and solve for the # of hours worked