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Billy is a Waiter at local restaurant. his weekly pay is $500 . he must make the rest up in tips . in California ,the average tips is 18%(money penny.com) at least how much must his sale be for him to at lease make $1500 this week ? define the variable used and write an inequality that describe this situation . solve the inequality and write a sentence answering the prompt.

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Define the inequality that represents this situation, using x as Billy's sales.

[tex]\begin{gathered} 0.18x+500\ge1500 \\ 0.18x\ge1000 \\ x\ge\frac{1000}{0.18} \\ x\ge5,555.56 \end{gathered}[/tex]

His sale must be at least $5,555.56 for him to at least make $1500 this week.

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