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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

Answer :

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Answer:

[tex]5.90x\geq 236[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-------> the number of hours

we know that

[tex]5.90x\geq 236[/tex] ----> inequality that represent the situation

Solve for x

[tex]x\geq 236/5.90[/tex]

[tex]x\geq 40\ hours[/tex]

The minimum number of hours is [tex]40[/tex]

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