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Melissa has spent $17 so far on gifts. The additional amount she will spend will be more than $8. What are the possible total amount she will spent?
Use c for the total amount (in dollars) she will spend.
c > 17+ 8
or
c > 25
17 + 8 < c
To find the possible total amount Melissa will spend, we need to consider that the additional amount she will spend is more than $8.
Let's break down the problem as an inequality:
The total amount she will spend can be expressed as c.
The additional amount she will spend can be expressed as x.
From the problem, we know that x > $8.
We can write the inequality as:
x > 8
To find the possible total amount, we need to consider that she has already spent $17. So, we add this amount to the additional amount:
c = 17 + x
To find the minimum possible value of c, we substitute x = 8 into the equation:
c = 17 + 8
c = 25
So, the minimum possible total amount she will spend is $25.
Since the additional amount she will spend is more than $8, we can choose any value greater than $8 for x. As there is no maximum limit mentioned in the problem, the total amount she will spend can be any value greater than $25.
Therefore, the possible total amount Melissa will spend is c > $25.