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Shyanne wants to buy a $75 hoodie. She has $25 saved so far. She mows lawns to make extra money and earns $20 for each lawn she mows. Which inequality can be used to determine the number of lawns, x, she needs to mow to have enough money to buy the hoodie?

A. 25+20x ≤ 75 B. 25+20x ≥ 75 C. 20+25x ≤ 75 D. 20+25x ≥ 75

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B 25+20x is greater than or equal to 75 is the correct inequality.

She would need to mow 3 lawns
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Answer:

Katelyn needs to mow 3 lawns to have enough money to buy the skateboard.

What are inequalities and their types?

Inequality is a relation that compares two numbers or other mathematical expressions in an unequal way.

The symbol a < b indicates that a is smaller than b.

When a > b is used, it indicates that a is bigger than b.

a is less than or equal to b when a notation like a ≤ b.

a is bigger or equal value of an is indicated by the notation a ≥ b.

Let, 'x' be the no. of lawns she has to mow.

Given, Katelyn wants to buy a $75.00 skateboard and she has $25.00 saved and she mows lawns to make extra money and earns $20.00 for each lawn he mows.

Therefore the inequality that represents this context is,

20x + 25 ≥ 75.

20x ≥ 75 - 20.

20x ≥ 55.

x ≥ 55/20.

x ≥ 2.75, But she has to mow a lawn completely to get paid so she must mow 3 lawns.

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