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The Keller family needs to rent a 10 cubic meter dumpster to collect waste from a construction project. Discount Dumpster rents a dumpster of that size for $225 plus a charge of $ 130 per ton of waste. Mega Dumpster rents the same size dumpster for $300, but only charges $90 per ton of waste. For what values of tons of waste, w, would Mega Dumpster be less expensive than Discount Dumpster?

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For waste of more than 1.875 tons mega Dumpster be less expensive than Discount Dumpster.

Given that,
Discount Dumpster rents a dumpster of that size for $225 plus a charge of $ 130 per ton of waste.
Mega Dumpster rents the same size dumpster for $300, but only charges $90 per ton of waste.

What is inequality?

Inequality can be defined as the relation of the equation containing the symbol of ( ≤, ≥, <, >) instead of the equal sign in an equation.

Here,
accoding to the question,
225 + 130w > 300 + w90
130w - 90w > 300 - 225
40w > 75
w > 15 / 8
W > 1.875

Thus, for waste of more than 1.875 tons mega Dumpster be less expensive than Discount Dumpster.

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