Answer:Paul should sell 3 paintings per hour to recover his cost.
Step-by-step explanation:
Total paintings = 32
Minimum amount to sale = 17
Paintings sold = 3
Paintings left = 17 - 3 = 14
Time left = 5 hours
Therefore, he needs to sell 14 paintings in 5 hours.
5 hours = 14 paintings
1 hour =
Rounding off to nearest whole number;
2.8 paintings = 3 paintings
Answer:
17 ≤ 5x + 3 ≤ 35
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the average number of painting he needs to sell every hour.
He has 5 hours to sell his paintings. So, the number of paintings he sells during the 5 hours is 5x.
He has already sold 3 paintings since the morning.
Write an expression to represent the total number of paintings sold for the day.
Write an inequality for the minimum number of paintings that he has to sell.
Write an inequality for the maximum number of paintings that he has.
Now, combine the two inequalities
So, an inequality that represents the given situation is 17 ≤ 5x + 3 ≤ 35.
