At your job you earn $12 per hour. You want to earn at least $186 next week to cover your school and car expenses. If you work h hours next week solve the inequality described in this problem.

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The amount you earn in a week is given by the formula:
Amount earned = (Hourly rate) x (Number of hours worked)

Let h be the number of hours you work next week. Then, your earnings are:

Earnings = 12h

We want to find h such that your earnings are at least $186, or:

12h >= 186

Dividing both sides by 12:

h >= 15.5

Since h represents the number of hours you work next week, it must be a non-negative integer. Therefore, you need to work at least 16 hours next week to reach your goal.

The correct inequality is:

h >= 16

which corresponds to choice B.

At Your Job You Earn $12 Per Hour