Calista worked all summer to save for spending money while she is away for college. She goes off to college with $3920 in her sa
vings account. She wants to have at least $500 left in her account at the end of her 36-week school year. Write an inequality to represent this situation.
Calista worked all summer to save for spending money while she is away for college. She goes off to college with $3920 in her savings account. She wants to have at least $500 left in her account at the end of her 36-week school year. Write an inequality to represent this situation.
Let the amount of money spent in 36 weeks = x
At least = Less than or equal to = ≤
$3920 - 36x ≤ $500
Hence, the inequality to represent this situation is written as:
