Question

David requires at least $250 to hold his birthday party. If David can save $43 a month, how many months will he need to save to be able to afford his birthday party?

a. Write an inequality that describes this situation.

b. Solve the inequality. Show all your work.

c. Write your answer in a complete sentence.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let David will need m months to save to able to afford his birthday party.

Then 43m>=250 that is m>=5.814 .

But since months are whole numbers

So We take m>=6.

He will need at least 6 months to save to able to afford his birthday party.

The answer is 6 months .