you have a gift card for your favorite clothing store for the amount of $60.00. You have found a shirt you want to buy that cost $15.00. If you dont want to spend more than the amount of the gift card, which of the following inequalities could be used to determine the amount you have left to spend ?

A. x+15≥60
b. x-15≥ 60
c. x-15≤ 60
d. x+15≤ 60

Question

you have a gift card for your favorite clothing store for the amount of $60.00. You have found a shirt you want to buy that cost $15.00. If you dont want to spend more than the amount of the gift card, which of the following inequalities could be used to determine the amount you have left to spend ?

A. x+15≥60
b. x-15≥ 60
c. x-15≤ 60
d. x+15≤ 60

anonymous · Answer

thank you ^_^

one098 · Answer

you're welcome

zepdrix · Answer

Uh ohhh :O I think we run into trouble with that option.
$\Large\rm x+15\ge60$
Solving the inequality for `x`, `the amount left over`, gives us
$\Large\rm x\ge45$

So after spending 15 dollars he has AT LEAST 45 left over?
I dunno, this question doesn't make sense :c
There shouldn't be inequalities for any of these...

zepdrix · Answer

So if you can only spend 60 dollars,
I think we want the option that gives us 45 OR LESS after buying the 15 dollar batman costume. :p

zepdrix · Answer

Ya I would go with D,
But iiiii dunno :d weird stuff

triciaal · Answer

it would have to be option D 
the maximum is 60
what you have left, x + what you spend, 15 must be less than budget, 60

triciaal · Answer

@One098 I think you have mixed up the symbols you said less than 60 but used >

one098 · Answer

yeah i did.. sorry.

triciaal · Answer

@One098  that's OK just need to slow down you also have 5 instead of 15 but that is not material. hope the person posting read all the posts.