whats a real world problem for 55+25x>250+10x

Question

i was wondering if u could help me with these kind of equations , because i dont understand them very well . 

Answer 1

Here's a real world example of where an equation like this might be useful

 

Let's say you are a landscaper and company A pays 

 

$55 as a flat rate for the day + $25 for every hour you work

 

Total pay is $55 + $25x , where x is in hours

 

Company B pays

 

$250 as a flat rate for the day + $10 for every hour that you work

 

Total Pay is $250 + $10x, where x is in hours

 

You want to know how many hour you have to work for company A in one day for their pay to be more than company B

 

55+25x>250+10x

 

15x>195

 

x>13

 

so you would have to work more than 13 hours in a day for company A to be payed more than you would with company B