Question

Marco wants to buy a new smartphone that costs $495, with some additional accessories. He has already saved $75. Write and solve an inequality to find the least amount of money, m, that Marco still needs to save before he can buy the smartphone and accessories. Enter your answer in the box. Marco needs to save at least $.

Answer 1

Marco needs to save a minimum of $420 more to buy a smartphone.

Explanation:

Cost of a smartphone = $495

Savings = $75

Least amount of money, m that needs to be saved = ?

Additional savings, m = Total - initial savings

                              m = $495 - $75

                              m = $420

The inequality equation would be 75 + m ≥ 495

Therefore, Marco needs to save a minimum of $420 more to buy a smartphone.