Question

Alicia cashed her paycheck and used half her earning to take three friends to dinner. She spent $42.15 on dinner and she brought home more than $20.00. Write an inequality to represent the situation, using x to represent the amount of Alicia’s paycheck.

Answer 1

x - $42.15 > $20.00

+ $42.15 + $42.15

x > $62.15