Question

Three friends earned more than $200 washing cars. They paid their parents $28 for supplies and divided the rest of the money equally. Write an inequality to find possible amounts each friend earned. Identify what your variable represents.

Answer 1

Answer: 3x + 28 > 200

Explanation:

`$$Let $x$ be the amount each friend received. Since there are 3 friends, then $3 x$ is the amount of money they split evenly. The amount of money they split evenly was the amount left over after paying their parent's $\$ 28$. Therefore $3 x+28$ is the total amount they earned.`