Question

An advertisement says that during a sale you can at least save $50 on a suit. The most expensive suit sold for $249 during the sale. How much did the suit sell for before the sale?

Answer 1

Let x be the cost before the sale, since during the sale you can at least save $50, the cost before the sale was

`x\ge\text{ \$249+\$50}`

Therefore, the suit cost before the sale was

`x\ge\text{ \$299}`

that is, it costs greater or equal to $299