Write an inequality for the following: Joe has $53. He needs at least $76 to buy the jacket he wants. How much more money does h

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kicyunya [14]

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Write an inequality for the following: Joe has $53. He needs at least $76 to buy the jacket he wants. How much more money does h

e need for the jacket?

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xz_007 [3.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-25T02:35:48+03:00

xz_007 [3.2K]3 years ago

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He must have at least 76 dollars to buy the jacket. Set x to the amount of money he needs. We have:

$76 \leq 53+x$

This is because 76 is less than or equal to the extra money he has plus the original $53.