Question

Your local bank offers free checking for accounts with a balance of at least $600. Suppose you have a balance of $623.47 and you write a check for $32.98. How much do you need to deposit to avoid being charged a service fee? Set up the inequality to represent the problem. Then solve. Write a sentence explaining your answer.

Answer 1

let x represent the deposit


`623.47 - 32.98 + x \geq 600`


`590.49 + x \geq 600`

subtract 590 from both sides


`x \geq 9.51`