Answer:
The island of Martinique has received $32,000 for hurricane relief efforts. The island’s goal is to fundraise at least y dollars for aid by the end of the month. They receive donations of $4500 each day. Write an inequality that represents this
situation, where x is the number of days.
Explanation:
The total amount raised after x days is given by:
Total amount raised = $32,000 + $4,500x
We want this to be at least y by the end of the month. Assuming that there are 30 days in the month, we can write the inequality:
$32,000 + $4,500x ≥ y
Alternatively, if we don't want to assume the number of days in the month, we can use a variable for the number of days:
$32,000 + $4,500x ≥ y
This inequality states that the sum of the initial donation and the donations received each day multiplied by the number of days must be greater than or equal to the fundraising goal y.