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Harrison works two part time jobs. One at a gas station that pays $11 an hour and the other is IT troubleshooting for $16.50 an hour. Between the two jobs, Harrison wants to earn at least $330 a week. How many hours does Harrison need to work at each job to earn at least $330?
(a) Let x be the number of hours he works at the gas station and let y be the number of (hours he works troubleshooting. Write an inequality that would model this situation.
(b) Graph the inequality.
(c) Find three ordered pairs (x, y) that would be solutions to the inequality. Then, explain what that means for Harrison.
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