Question

To stay within your budget,the area of the house and the garage combined is at most 3000 square feet.The area of the garage is 528 square feet.Write and slove an inequality that represents the area of the house. write the inequality, do not simplify. Let h=area of the house simplify the inequality

Answer 1

h ≤ 3000 ft² - 528 ft²

h ≤ 2472 ft²

Explanation:

Area of house and garage is at most 3000 ft²

Area of garage = 528 ft²

Area of house (h) =?

Area of garage + Area of house ≤ 3000 ft²

528 ft² + h ≤ 3000 ft²

h ≤ 3000 ft² - 528 ft²

h ≤ 2472 ft²