SOLUTION: If I earn 98$ per day plus 16$ per hour for overtime I work, I want to earn 130$ which inequality can be used to determine h,the number of hours overtime I must work to earn at lea

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Question 934319: If I earn 98$ per day plus 16$ per hour for overtime I work, I want to earn 130$ which inequality can be used to determine h,the number of hours overtime I must work to earn at least 130$?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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equation is 130 <= 98 + 16x

solve for x as follows:

subtract 98 from both sides of the inequality to get:
130 - 98 <= 16x
simplify to get:
32 <= 16x
divide both sides by 16 to get:
32/16 <= x
simplify to get:
2 <= x

if 2 is smaller than or equal to x, then x must be greater than or equal to 2.
your solution is that x >= 2

you make 98 a week.
you work 2 hours extra so you get 98 + 32 which is equal to 130.
you made enough to cover the 130 so you're done.