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Valeria already has $65 dollars in her savings account. If she puts $5 per week in her account, write and solve an inequality to find out how many weeks she must save to have at least $200 in her account.

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Answer:

65 + 5x ≥200

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an inequality with the information given:

Janice's savings (65) plus the product of the amount she saves per week (5) and the number of weeks (x) must be higher or equal to $200.

Mathematically speaking:

65 + 5x ≥200

If we solve it for x:

5x ≥200-65

5x ≥135

x ≥ 135/5

x ≥ 27 weeks

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