SOLUTION: what is the answer and set up too this problem below melissa receives an $5 allowance every week. She also earns $6.50 for every hour that she babysits. Next week she wants

Question 970099: what is the answer and set up too this problem below

melissa receives an $5 allowance every week. She also earns $6.50 for every hour that she babysits. Next week she wants to earn at least $21.25 to buy a present. Write and solve an inequality to find the number of hours she needs to babysit.
Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, macston:
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6.50x + 5 > or = 21.25
6.50x > or = 16.25
x > or = 2.5
melissa needs to babysit for at least 2.5 hours

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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h=hours babysitting
$5.00+($6.50/hour)(h)=>$21.25 Subtract $5.00 from each side.
($6.50/hour)(h)=>$16.25 Divide each side by $6.50/hr.
h=>2.5 hours
ANSWER: Melissa must babysit at least 2.5 hours to earn at least $21.25.
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