Question

Kareem and Marco went to the mall. Kareem spent $8 less than Marco spent at the mall. Kareem spent more than $15. Write an inequality to represent the situation, where m repersents how much money Marco spends. How much did Marco spend at the mall? Show your work. Graph the inequality on a number line.
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Answer 1

Marco spent more than $23. M > 23

We know the Kareem spent 8 less than Marco and that Kareem spent more than 15. If we add 8 onto the 15, we know that Marco has to be more than 23.

To graph this, draw an open circle at 23 and have an arrow going to the right.