Kris currently has $190 and plans to earn more money each of the 8 weekends this summer. She wants at least $1,625 by the end of the summer. Write and solve an inequality for the amount of money Kris needs to earn each weekend. Which answer choice best interprets the solution in the context of the problem?
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Let's assume Kris needs to earn x dollars each weekend. Since there are 8 weekends in the summer, Kris will earn a total of 8x dollars.
The problem states that Kris currently has $190, so the total amount of money Kris will have by the end of the summer is 190 + 8x dollars.
The problem also states that Kris wants to have at least $1,625 by the end of the summer, so we can write the inequality:
190 + 8x ≥ 1,625
To solve for x, we can subtract 190 from both sides of the inequality:
8x ≥ 1,625 - 190
8x ≥ 1,435
Finally, we can divide both sides of the inequality by 8 to solve for x:
x ≥ 179.375
Therefore, Kris needs to earn at least $179.375 each weekend.
The best interpretation of the solution in the context of the problem is that Kris needs to earn at least $180 each weekend to reach her goal of having at least $1,625 by the end of the summer.