Question

MOWING GRASS Rupesh is mowing grass to save money for a vacation. He charges $12 per yard. Rupesh already has $40 and wants to have at least $148 to take with him. Write and solve an inequality to determine how many yards Rupesh needs to mow to have at least $148. Interpret the solution.

Answer 1

$148 is how much you want.  You already have $40.
$148 - $40 = $108.  You need to make $108 more.
You get $12 per yard.
$108 ÷ $12 = 9.  So, you will need to do 9 more yards to get your goal of $148.

Final Answer: 9 yards.