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.

Answer 1

Answer:

524.96+x ≥ 500+32.50

x= $7.54

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

(i)There is a $524.96 balance in Evelyn's checking account.  

(ii)To avoid a fee, She has to maintain a $500 balance in her account.

(iii) She made a check for $32.50.

So, if she needs to deposit an amount of money be $x, to avoid a fee, then the following inequality equation can be written as,

524.96+x ≥ 500+32.50 ........ (1)

Hence, this is the required inequality equation. (Answer)

Now, to solve equation (1), we can write,

524.96+x ≥ 532.50

⇒x ≥ (532.50-524.96)

⇒x ≥ 7.54

Therefore, the least amount of money she needs to deposit to avoid a fee will be $7.54. (Answer)

Answer 2

Answer:

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