Question

Which of the following scenarios could be represented by the inequality shown:
2.5x – 10 > 45
Your answer:
Keegan spent $10 on supplies for a hot chocolate stand. If he sells each cup of hot chocolate for $2.50, what is x, the number of cups he needs to sell to earn a profit of more than $45?
Mila has $10 in a savings account and deposits $2.50 each day. What is x, the number of days that she must deposit money in order to have a balance greater than $45?
Bobby earns 2.5% interest on the balance in his savings account and has to pay a monthly fee of $10. What is x, the amount that must be in Bobby’s account in order for Bobby to earn more than
$45 in interest after he pays his fee?
A pond has 2.5 inches of water and accumulates 10 inches of water each week. What is x, the number of weeks that it would take for the pond to have more than 45 inches of water?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Scenarios given in first and third cases could be represented by the given inequality.