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Tom is getting ready to go on vacation. He wants to save at least $3,000 for his trip. So far he has saved $428. Write an inequality using the variable M to represent how much money he needs to save to reach his goal and find that amount of money.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

ANSWER:-

• Tom has to go on vacation and wants $ 3000
• He has saved $ 428 so far.
• We need to derive an inequality

Concept:-

Inequalities and Equations

Let's Do!

Let us assume M to represent how much money he wants.

So,

$\rm{M = 3000 - 428}$

$\rm{M = 2,572}$

Now, we need to write an inequality in it.

$\rm{M \geqslant 2572}$

So, this is the required equation. Hence the answer.

1. We can identify this because he needs money less than or equal to $ 2572 for his vacations. That's why it is >=.

• Or, we can simply write it as M = 2572, had it not been an inequality.

Answer 2

Answer:

Given :-

• Tom has to go on vacation and wants $ 3000
• He has saved $ 428.
• We have to derive an inequality

Solution :-

Let the expression be x

x = 3000 - 438

x = $2572

Now

Equality is

$\bf \: x \bold \geqslant 2572$