Tyler starts with $200 in his bank account. Every week he withdraws $15 for miscellaneous expenses. For how many weeks could he withdraw the money if he maintains a balance of at least $35?
Write an inequality to represent the situation. Use x to represent the number of weeks.
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You just wrote an inequality to represent the situation. Now solve the associated equation, 200 - 15x = 35, to find the boundary for the inequality. Show your work or solve on paper.
200 - 15x ≥ 35
200−15x
=
35
x
=
You got it!
Fill in the table to show whether a value below the boundary, the boundary, and a value above the boundary make the inequality true or false.
x= 10 x=11 (boundary) x= 12
200 - 15x ≥ 35
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Now use the table to help write the solution to the inequality.