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  • Oct 25, 2010, 01:59 PM
    joelas
    Inequality word problem
    Aniel is saving for a iPod touch that cost $299.he earns $7.25 an hours tutoring at an elementary school.write an enequality that could be used to determined the number of totals hours that aniels must work in order to purchase the iPod touch
  • Oct 25, 2010, 11:00 PM
    Unknown008

    The total money Aniel earns will be equal to the number of hours worked times the money earned for each worked hour.

    We therefore get:



    Solve the equality now.
  • Nov 4, 2010, 09:01 AM
    tmeunknown
    $7.25x=$299
    x=Number of hour worked.
  • Nov 4, 2010, 10:10 AM
    Unknown008
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tmeunknown View Post
    $7.25x=$299
    x=Number of hour worked.

    This is not right since the questions asks for an inequality and not an equation.

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