Carlos estimates that he will need to earn at least to take his girl friend to the prom.

Observe the table,

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a.

Carlos works two jobs,

Let be the number of hours Carlos works at Main St. Deli.

Let be the number of hours Carlos works babysitting.

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Write an inequality to represent.

Carloss earnings is .

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b.

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Step 1:

The boundary of the graph is the graph of .

Since the inequality symbol is , the boundary line is solid.

is greaterthan equal to , so the region greaterthan or equal to is shaded.

Step 2:

Consider a test point as .

The statement is true.

Shade the inequalty containing the point . \ \

Graph:

Graph of the inequality is .

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c.

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Find he make enough if he works hours at each job.

                       (Original inequality)

              (Substitute )

                   (Multiply)

                             (Add)

Yes, Carlos will earn enough money if he works hours at each job. \

a.

Carloss earnings is . \ \ \

b.

Graph of the inequality is .

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c.

Yes, Carlos will earn enough money if he works hours at each job.