Question

Tony's class needs more than $500 for the school dance.

So far, they have raised $200. They plan to have a car
wash, charging $8 a car, to raise more money. Tony
solved the inequality 8x + 200 > 500, and determined
that if they wash 37 cars, they will have enough money.
Is he correct? Explain.


I’m posting this one last time PLEASE respond if you can as I need more than 1 answer and respond with the “Sample response” please!//

Answer 1

The solution to the inequality is x Greater-than-or-equal-to 37.5.

For this situation, only whole number solutions make sense.

Tony needs to round up to 38.

Explanation:

Answer 2

No, Tony is not correct. Solving the inequality tells us that x is greater than or equal to 37.5 . Since the class must wash a whole number of cars, they need to wash at least 38 cars.

Explanation:

This is the sample response

(I just took the assignment lol)