Question

14) A contractor estimated that her expenses for a construction project would be between $700,000 and

$750,000 She has already spent $496.000 How much more can she spend and remain within her
estimate?
Write as an inequality!

Answer 1

204000 < x < 254000

Explanation:

700000 < 496000 + x < 750000

Solve for x by subtracting 496000 from both sides

204000 < x < 254000 ----> so we can conclude that she can spend between $204,000 and $254,000 more and remain within her estimate.