Carlos is hoping to save at least $200 in the next four weeks. His mom gives him $30, and he earns money each Saturday morning at his grandmother’s store. Write an inequality for the amount of money Carlos will need to earn each Saturday morning, and describe the solutions. Assume Carlos will earn the same amount each Saturday morning.(2 points)

Question

Carlos is hoping to save at least $200 in the next four weeks. His mom gives him $30, and he earns money each Saturday morning at his grandmother’s store. Write an inequality for the amount of money Carlos will need to earn each Saturday morning, and describe the solutions. Assume Carlos will earn the same amount each Saturday morning.(2 points)

4x+30≥200, where x is the amount Carlos earns each Saturday morning. Carlos must earn at least $ each Saturday morning to have at least $200 in four weeks.

Answer 1

Yes, the correct inequality is 4x + 30 ≥ 200. This inequality represents the amount of money Carlos will need to earn each Saturday morning in order to have at least $200 in four weeks. The variable x represents the amount Carlos earns each Saturday morning. The solutions to this inequality will be any value of x that makes the inequality true. In this case, Carlos must earn at least $42.50 each Saturday morning to have at least $200 in four weeks.