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Suppose you had d dollars in your bank account. You spent $12 but have at least $51 left. How much money did you have initially? Write and solve an inequality that represents this situation.

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For this case we must raise an inequality.

We have "d" dollars initially and they are spent 12. Then:


d-12

At least 51 dollars remain, then, the sign of inequality is greater or equal in favor of the expression
d-12, that is:


d-12\geq 51

Resolving:


d\geq 51 + 12\\d\geq 63

There are at least 63 dollars left in the account.

Answer:


d-12\geq 51\\d\geq 63

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