can someone help me with this
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.
638.54 + 159.50 − x ≥ 500; x ≥ $298.04 638.54 + 159.50 − x ≤ 500; x ≤ $298.04 638.54 − 159.50 + x ≥ 500; x ≥ $20.96 638.54 − 159.50 + x ≤ 500; x ≤ $20.96

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can someone help me with this
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.
 638.54 + 159.50 − x ≥ 500; x ≥ $298.04 638.54 + 159.50 − x ≤ 500; x ≤ $298.04 638.54 − 159.50 + x ≥ 500; x ≥ $20.96 638.54 − 159.50 + x ≤ 500; x ≤ $20.96

anonymous · Answer

try google search or have you tryed that?

sleepyhead314 · Answer

Hello @aimeelynettelord16 and Welcome to OpenStudy! :)

Sorry for the late reply, but I will try to help you with your question ^_^

Malcolm starts with a positive $638.54$ dollars in his account.
He writes a check (which $subtracts$ from his account) $159.50$ dollars.
He needs to $add~x$ amount of money in order to keep his account value $greater~than~or~equal~to~500$ dollars.

Try converting the words I have made different into  math expressions, that should get you to your answer :)

If you still need help or need me to explain more, feel free to tag me with  @sleepyhead314 :)