Question

Calista worked all summer to save for spending money while she is away for college. She goes off to college with $3920 in her savings account. She wants to have at least $500 left in her account at the end of her 36-week school year. Write an inequality to represent this situation.

Answer 1

3920 - 36x ≤ 500

Explanation:

Calista worked all summer to save for spending money while she is away for college. She goes off to college with $3920 in her savings account. She wants to have at least $500 left in her account at the end of her 36-week school year. Write an inequality to represent this situation.

Let the amount of money spent in 36 weeks = x

At least = Less than or equal to = ≤

$3920 - 36x ≤ $500

Hence, the inequality to represent this situation is written as:

3920 - 36x ≤ 500