Question

The Lamaster family is a family of five people. They have used 4,885.78 gallons of water so far this month. They cannot exceed 7,250.50 gallons per month during drought season. Write an inequality to show how much water just one member of the family can use for the remainder of the month, assuming each family member uses the same amount of water every month.

a 5x − 4,885.78 ≤ 7,250.50
b 5x + 4,885.78 ≤ 7,250.50
c 5x − 4,885.78 ≥ 7,250.50
d 5x + 4,885.78 ≥ 7,250.50

Answer 1

I believe the answer is A.

Explanation:

Since, it must subtract 4,885.78 due to the fact that they already used it. Moreover, it should be ≤ since 7,250.50 is their limit.