The answer has to be 16 because when you add them it goes up
That's the associative property of addition
it is normally written as
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)
which is like what you have
(17+4)+9=17+(4+9)
The inequality is:
x + $488.04 ≥ $500
And the solution is
x ≥ $11.96
<h3>How to write and solve the inequality?</h3>
First, let's define x as the amount that she needs to deposit.
Now, we know that at the moment Evely has $638.54 in her bank account. Then she pays for $638.54, then she writes a check for $159.50, then we need to subtract that:
$638.54 - $159.50 = $488.04
Now she needs to deposit an amount x, such that her balance is at least $500, then we can write the inequality:
x + $488.04 ≥ $500
Solving that for x, we get:
x ≥ $500 - $488.04 = $11.96
She needs to deposit at least $11.96.
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