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PLEASE HELP ME ASAP !! Manny has $12,000 and is

saving for a used car that
costs $15,000. He is able to
save $300.00 per month
toward his car. Write and
solve an inequality for this
situation if m represents the
number of months that
Manny must save to buy the car.

User Sharik
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2 Answers

14 votes

Answer:

Inequality: 12,000 + 300m > 15,000

m = 10

It will take Manny 10 months to get the money for his car.

Explanation:

The inequality is 12,000 + 300m > 15,000 ($12,000 + 300 dollars per month > $15,000)

Here is an image of how to solve the inequality:

PLEASE HELP ME ASAP !! Manny has $12,000 and is saving for a used car that costs $15,000. He-example-1
User Elbert Villarreal
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Answer:

12,000+300m >= 15,000

300m >= 3,000

m>= 10

Explanation:

This is basically the inequality that represents the problem and is solved algebratically.

User Ashok JayaPrakash
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