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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stephcan19 · Answer

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stephcan19 · Answer

727.29 + 248.50 − x ≥ 500; x ≥ $475.79
	727.29 + 248.50 −x ≤ 500; x ≤ $475.79
	727.29 − 248.50 + x ≥ 500; x ≥ $21.21
	727.29 − 248.50 − x ≤ 500; x ≤ $21.21

stephcan19 · Answer

those are the answer choices

igreen · Answer

If he wrote a check for $248.5, would he be taking from his checking account or adding?

stephcan19 · Answer

hed be taking away?

igreen · Answer

Yes, and that's subtraction. So you can eliminate the first two choices.

stephcan19 · Answer

okay :D that sort of helps

igreen · Answer

Now subtract.

727.29 - 248.50 = ?

igreen · Answer

Well actually we don't have to subtract.

stephcan19 · Answer

478.79

igreen · Answer

The question asks "how much does he need to DEPOSIT"

igreen · Answer

Is depositing adding or subtracting from his checking account?

stephcan19 · Answer

adding

stephcan19 · Answer

never mind im just gonna guess cause its the last one xD

stephcan19 · Answer

i got 70 % and that question wrong the answer was c

stephcan19 · Answer

i picked D

igreen · Answer

Depositing is adding something(x) to what we already have.

727.29 - 248.50 + x

igreen · Answer

Yes, you should've waited instead of guessing.

stephcan19 · Answer

i know but i still gotta good grade

igreen · Answer

I don't consider 70% a good grade, but that's just an opinion.

stephcan19 · Answer

most of my grades are less than that though so i do and its passing