Question

At Alpha's school, lunches cost $2 and the cafeteria cashiers begin to warn you when your account falls below $10. If Alpha has $38 in her account, in how many days will the warnings begin and how long will they continue? Write the inequality to express this.

Answer 1

the warnings will begin in 12 days and last for 5 days

Explanation:

38-10=28, 28÷2=12, 10÷2=5, so you get 12 and 5