Question

Malcolm has $150.50 in the checking out. He must maintain a balance to avoid overdraft. He wrote a check for $150.50 today. Write an inequality that would be used to solve for the best amount of money he needs to deposit.

A. 38 ≤ 54150.50 + x ≤ 658
B. 30 ≤ 5130.50 + x ≤ 100
C. 0 ≤ 541500.50 + x ≤ 500
D. 0 ≤ 54150.50 × 500

Answer 1

To solve for the best amount of money Malcolm needs to deposit to avoid overdraft, set up the inequality 150.50 + x >= 0, where x represents the deposit amount. Simplify the inequality by subtracting 150.50 from both sides to find that Malcolm needs to deposit at least $150.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve for the best amount of money Malcolm needs to deposit to avoid overdraft, we can set up an inequality using Malcolm's current balance and the amount he wrote a check for.

The amount Malcolm has in his checking account is $150.50. He wrote a check for $150.50, so we can set up the inequality as:

150.50 + x >= 0

Where x represents the amount of money Malcolm needs to deposit.

To simplify the inequality, we can subtract 150.50 from both sides:

x >= -150.50

This means that Malcolm needs to deposit at least $150.50 to avoid overdraft.