Question

Em saves at least 20% of what she earns each week. If she earns $140 each week for 4 weeks, which inequality describes the total amount she saves?

Answer 1

$112 < x

Explanation:

Answer 2

The inequality that represents how much she would save is

$112 < x

Here is how to come up with this answer.

1. Use math to determine the minimum amount she will save (at least).

0.2 x 140 x 4 = $112

2. x would represent all the possible amounts Em could save, so anything greater than or equal to $112 is possible.

You could also write this as x > $112.