You can work a maximum of 40 hours a week. You need to make 400$ in order to cover your expenses. Your office job pays 12$ and hour and your babysitting job pays 10$ an hour. Write a system of inequalities to model this situation.

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Skittles

22 February, 09:59

You can work a maximum of 40 hours a week. You need to make 400$ in order to cover your expenses. Your office job pays 12$ and hour and your babysitting job pays 10$ an hour. Write a system of inequalities to model this situation.

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Roland Hatfield · Answer 1

Have o as the hours you work in the office, and b as the hours for babysitting

you can work at most 40 hours: o+b<=40

you need >=400$ and get paid 12$ (o) and 10$ (b)

12*o+10*b>=400