Evelyn has $524.96 in her checking account. She must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee. She wrote a check for $32.50 today. Write and solve an inequality to solve for the least amount of money she needs to deposit to avoid a fee.

a) 524.96 - 32.50 + x ≥ 500; x ≥ $7.54
b) 524.96 - 32.50 + x ≤ 500; x ≤ $7.54
c) 524.96 + 32.50 - x ≥ 500; x ≥ $57.46
d) 524.96 + 32.50 - x ≤ 500; x ≤ $57.46

Question

Evelyn has $524.96 in her checking account. She must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee. She wrote a check for $32.50 today. Write and solve an inequality to solve for the least amount of money she needs to deposit to avoid a fee.

a) 524.96 - 32.50 + x ≥ 500; x ≥ $7.54
b) 524.96 - 32.50 + x ≤ 500; x ≤ $7.54
c) 524.96 + 32.50 - x ≥ 500; x ≥ $57.46
d) 524.96 + 32.50 - x ≤ 500; x ≤ $57.46

danieldjpon3 · Answer

Well lets see $$\ge $$ means greater than or equal to

danieldjpon3 · Answer

So B and D cannot be the answer

danieldjpon3 · Answer

C cannot be the correct answer because we're also trying to find how much she needs to keep her balance at 500$

patd · Answer

So it's A. Thank you!!

danieldjpon3 · Answer

So that leaves us with (A)...
$$$524.96 - $32.50 + x \ge500; x \le$7.54$$

danieldjpon3 · Answer

Yup

danieldjpon3 · Answer

No problem