Question

Alicia cashed her paycheck and used half her earnings to take three friends to dinner. She spent $42.15 on dinner and she brought home more than $20.00. Write an inequality to represent the situation, using x to represent the amount of Alicia's paycheck.

Answer 1

If she spent $42.15 on dinner it does not matter that this is half.
The equation should be: x-42.15
`\geq`20
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