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Elise has budgeted $800 in her checking account to spend during the summer for entertainment. She would like to have at least $200 available at the end of summer. If elise withdraws $50 per week, which inequality could she use to determine the greatest number of weekly withdrawals (w) she can make without exceeding her budget?

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800-50w≥200 have a great day

Explanation:

User Tomahim
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To represent the inequality, let us define some variables first:

lets say 'w' represents the greatest number of weekly withdrawals:

Elise has budget of $800 in her checking account:

If she withdraws $50 each week then in 'w' number of weeks she has withdrawn
50 * x dollars.

The amount left in her checking account is given by:


800-50* x

Now, she needs to have at least $200 available at the end of summer.

Which means:


800-50* x\geq 200

The inequality
800-50x\geq 200 can be used to determine the greatest number of weekly withdrawals.

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