Tony has $727.29 in his checking account. He must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee. He wrote a check for $248.50 today. Write and solve an inequality to solve for the least amount of money he needs to deposit to avoid a fee.

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Tony has $727.29 in his checking account. He must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee. He wrote a check for $248.50 today. Write and solve an inequality to solve for the least amount of money he needs to deposit to avoid a fee.

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agl202 · Answer

(what he has) must be greater than 500
he has a positive 727.29 to begin with
then subtracts 248.50
so you would get   727.29 - 248.50 + x > 500