Question

Nick needs to raise at least $320 for his trip. He has $80 saved already, and he makes $40 per yard that he mows. Write and solve an inequality to solve for how many yards, "x," Nick must mow to earn the money.

Answer 1

Answer: Nick must now at least 6 yards.

Explanation:

Since Nick has $80 saved already, and he makes $40 per yard that he mows, thus can be put up in an equation as:

= 80 + 40y

where y = number of yards

Since Nick needs to raise at least $320 for his trip, the equation to solve this will be:

80 + 40x ≥ 320

40x ≥ 320 - 80

40x ≥ 240

x ≥ 240/40

x ≥ 6

Therefore, Nick must now at least 6 yards.