Question

Malcom has $638.54 in his checking account he must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee he wrote a check for $159.50 today write and solve an inequality to solve for the least amount of money he needs to avoid a fee

Answer 1

$20.96

Explanation:

He has $638.54 in his account and writes a check for $159.50. The amount of money he needs to stay at or above $500 is denoted by x.

638.54 - 159.50 + x >= 500

After writing a check, Malcom has $479.04 left in his account, which is below his cutoff.

479.04 + x >= 500

He must add at least x amount of dollars to his account to avoid a fee.

x >= 20.96

In order to avoid a fee, Malcom must add a minimum of $20.96 to his account.