Elena needs to learn at least 337.5 a week during her summer break to pay for college. She works two jobs. One as a swimming instructor that pays $15.00 an hour and the other as an intern in a genetics lab for 22.50 per hour. How many hours does Elena need to work at each job to earn at least $337.5 per week? a) Let x be the number of hours she works teaching swimming and let y be the number of hours she works as an intern. Write the inequality that would model this situation. b) Graph the inequality.

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Elena needs to learn at least 337.5 a week during her summer break to pay for college. She works two jobs. One as a swimming instructor that pays $15.00 an hour and the other as an intern in a genetics lab for 22.50 per hour. How many hours does Elena need to work at each job to earn at least $337.5 per week?

a) Let x be the number of hours she works teaching swimming and let y be the number of hours she works as an intern. Write the inequality that would model this situation.

b) Graph the inequality.

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