If you to show Greater-than or Equal-to, use ">=" If you need to show Less-than or Equal-to, use "<=" If you need to show Not Equal-toneed, use "=/" A painter earns $15 per hour. What is the minimum number of hours he must work to earn at least $200? Write an inequality to represent this situation and solve. Show your work.
Let x represent the number of hours the painter must work to earn at least $200.
The inequality that represents the situation is:
15x >= 200
To solve for x, divide both sides of the inequality by 15:
x >= 200 / 15
x >= 13.333...
Since the number of hours must be a whole number, the painter must work at least 14 hours to earn at least $200.