Alex works for 35 hours a week to earn $500. Every additional hour over 35 hrs is considered overtime.

Question

He is paid $20 p/overtime hour. x is to represent the amount of hours worked p/week. He wants to earn more than $800 a week. Create an inequality to find the number of overtime hours, x, Alex must work a week to earn more than $800.

Please solve this ASAP if you can, please. I am expected to turn this in right away, and have been stressing about this question for a while! Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

500 + 20x >= 800

20x >= 300

x>= 15

He needs at least 15 hours of OT to clear 800.

If it is a 5 day workweek, he must do 3 hours of OT each day.