Question

Jake got a part-time job to make some extra money.  His goal was to make $150 per week.  He was within $25 of his goal.  If x represents Jake’s earnings, write an equation that represents the minimum and maximum that he could have earned.​

Answer 1

minimum: 125

Maximum: 175

Explanation:

To do this, you know that Jake had a goal of getting $150 in the week. He was within $25 of reaching his goals. This means that he could have $25 less than or more than $150.

You can subtract 25 from 150 to get his minimum:

$150 - $25 = $125

And you can add 25 to get his maximum:

$150 + $25 = $175