Question

Emiyjah wants to buy a new smartphone that costs $495. She has already saved $75.

6A) Write an inequality that shows the amount of money, m, that Emiyjah still needs to save before she can buy the smartphone.
Make sure you include the 495, the 75, the m, and an inequality symbol NOT an equal sign!

Answer 1

495-75=420 so
(−10,7)∪(7,11)(−1,2)∪(−4,0)[−1,9)∪(2,10]
Explanation:
420 is that Marco still needs to save before he can buy the smartphone.

Answer 2

m + 75 > 495

Explanation:

After saving an additional amount m, Emiyjah will have a total savings of ...

m + 75

She needs to have that amount be greater than the cost of the smartphone, so she requires ...

m +75 > 495

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Additional comment

The solution to this inequality is m > 420.