27. Smiley the Clown charges $10 for scheduling a party and $5 per hour after arriving at the party. Happy the Clown charges $10 per hour for a party but does not have a charge for scheduling a party. The graph below shows the 2 clowns wages, with h as the number of hours worked for a party.
For what range of hours worked for a party does Happy the Clown make as much or more than Smiley the Clown?
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is D
Explanation
Happy the Clown pays $10 per hour, so it is a proportional function, while Smiley the Clown is a linear function. According to the image, when x is greater than or equal to 2, the y value of the proportional function is greater than the linear function, so choose D