Question

Three friends decide to share the cost to rent an apartment equally. The apartments that they are considering cost at least 1 200 per month. Write and solve an inequality to represent each person's share of the rental cost​

Answer 1

Three friends decide to share the cost to rent an apartment equally. The apartments that they are considering cost at least 1 200 per month. Write and solve an inequality to represent each person's share of the rental cost​

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There are three friends and they equally have to share an unknown amount of number to earn up to the 1200 per month,

X=Amount needed to pay the rent fee.

Since there are 3 friends and they have to split we have to multiply,

3x, "At least" is less than or equal to so .

3x
`\leq`

Additionally theres 1200 per month so the friends need to share there rent and 1200 is the total it should be put as

3x
`\leq` $1200

To add up to the rent, and to solve the inequality

we have to do the opposite of multiplication, and divide.

1200/3 = 400, x
`\leq` 400

Answer 2

each persons share of rental will cost at least 400$ per month!!