You have $60 and a coupon which allows you
to take $6 off any purchase of $47 or more at
a department store.
a. Write an inequality that describes the
possible retail value of the items you can buy
if you use the discount.

Question

You have $60 and a coupon which allows you
to take $6 off any purchase of $47 or more at
a department store.
a. Write an inequality that describes the
possible retail value of the items you can buy
if you use the discount.

danjs · Answer

60 is greater than or equal to - (the least price you can use the discount with) minus the discount - plus price of all other things you buy (x)

$$60 \ge 47 - 6 + x$$

danjs · Answer

the possible retail value you can buy is 47 + x

danjs · Answer

so

$$47 + x \le 60 + 6$$

asnaseer · Answer

@Blocke - from the information given to you what do you think is the minimum price of the item you can buy in order to use the discount?