Amy and Ebony are shopping. Amy has $78. Together, Amy and Ebony have less than $171. Which inequality below shows the amount of money the two girls have? $78 + x $171 $171 + x

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Amy and Ebony are shopping. Amy has $78. Together, Amy and Ebony have less than $171. Which inequality below shows the amount of money the two girls have?

    $78 + x < $171
    $78 + x > $171
    $171 + x < $78
    x - $78 < $171

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Please help! My computer messing up

anonymous · Answer

you know that the girls together should have less than 171 so you can eliminate B

anonymous · Answer

amy should also be adding 78 to Ebony's value which is unknown represented by x so this means you can also eliminate D

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

This leaves A and C. Pick from these two which is correct