Question

Here is a situation I have $5. I save $2 each week. How many weeks do I need to save until I have at least $50? Write the inequality for this situation and solve. Discuss the meaning of your solution.

Answer 1

anyone?

Answer 2

amount saved ≥ 50

Let x = the number of weeks

"Saving 2 dollars per week" can be represented as "2x"

The person already has 5 dollars so we add this together to get

2x + 5 ≥ 50 as the inequality

Then solve for x