Question

Please help! I am pretty sure that the answer is D, but I need to be sure. Thanks in advance.

~Micah K.

Malcolm has $638.54 in his checking account. He must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee. He wrote a check for $159.50 today. Write and solve an inequality to solve for the least amount of money he needs to deposit to avoid a fee.

A. 638.54 + 159.50 − x ≥ 500; x ≥ $298.04

B. 638.54 + 159.50 − x ≥ 500; x ≥ $298.04

C. 638.54 − 159.50 + x ≥ 500; x ≥ $20.96

D. 638.54 − 159.50 + x ≤ 500; x ≤ $20.96

Answer 1

It would be C, not D, because his balance needs to be higher than or equal to 500 in order to avoid a fee.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes, it would.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

But the question is: which one is it?

Answer 6

Well, which one is similar to D but says "greater than or equal to" instead of "less than or equal to"?

Answer 7

I think that the answer is D, because the balance needs to be at most $500. That means less than or equal to. Since D uses that sign, that means that the answer is D, right?

Answer 8

i'm pretty sure that the balance needs to be at least $500, because if it drops below, he gets fined. So if we want him to avoid the fine, his balance has to be no less than 500, right?

Answer 9

"He must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee." should be read as "He must maintain a $500 MINIMUM balance to avoid a fee."