Question

You have an allowance of $12.00. You buy a discount movie ticket that costs at least $3.50 and popcorn that costs $2.75. Write and solve an inequality to find how much you have for other spending.

Answer 1

12 >or equal 3.50 + 2.75 + x

X is what you have left over

x > or equal to 5.75

Explanation:

Solve for X.

Don't let the >or equal sign intimidate you.

Treat it like and equal sign but don't replace it.

What you do on the right you must do on the left.