Lily is saving up to buy a cellphone. She needs to save at least $300 before she is able to buy the phone. Her grandfather gives her $40, and she earns $65 tutoring after school each week. Write an inequality for the number of weeks Lily will need to save to have at least $300, and describe the solutions.(2 points)

Question

Lily is saving up to buy a cellphone. She needs to save at least $300 before she is able to buy the phone. Her grandfather gives her $40, and she earns $65 tutoring after school each week. Write an inequality for the number of weeks Lily will need to save to have at least $300, and describe the solutions.(2 points)

Blank: x+ blank: ≥, blank: where x is the number of weeks Lily will need to save. Lily must save for at least blank: weeks to have at least $300

Answer 1

Blank: x

Blank: + (65)(x)
Blank: ≥,
Blank: 240
where x is the number of weeks Lily will need to save. Lily must save for at least 4 weeks to have at least $300. The solutions are all values of x greater than or equal to 4.