The inequality 2764 + x Greater-than-or-equal-to 5000 can be used to determine the amount of money the family still needs to save. What is the solution to the inequality?
x Greater-than-or-equal-to 2236
x Greater-than-or-equal-to 7764
x Less-than-or-equal-to 2236
x Less-than-or-equal-to 7764

Question

The inequality 2764 + x Greater-than-or-equal-to 5000 can be used to determine the amount of money the family still needs to save. What is the solution to the inequality?
 x Greater-than-or-equal-to 2236
x Greater-than-or-equal-to 7764
x Less-than-or-equal-to 2236
x Less-than-or-equal-to 7764

Mercury · Answer

2764 + x ≥ 5000

since you want to isolate x, simply subtract 2764 from both sides of the inequality