Question

Amy has $1,000 in a savings account at the beginning of the fall. She wants to have at least $500 in the account by the end of the fall. She withdraws $100 a week for living expenses. Write an inequality for the number of weeks Amy can withdraw money, and solve.

Answer 1

She can withdraw money for 5 weeks without having to earn more money

Answer 2

1,000-100x=500 1,000 for the amount you have being subtracted by the number of times you can to get to 500