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three friends earned more than $200 washing cars. they paid there parents $28 for supplies and divided the rest of money equally. write an inequality to find possible amounts each friend earned.identify what your variable represents

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so
x=earned
x>200
they paid their parrents 28 for supplies (this assumes that they paied 28 altogether and not 28 each)
so subtract 28 from pay
new pay=y
y>200-28
y>172
divided it among themselves (3)
172/3=57 and 1/3=57.33
they each earned more that $57.33
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