Question

You have money in your wallet, but you don't know the exact amount. When a friend asks you, you say that you have 100 dollars give or take 25. Write an inequality to describe the amount of money in your wallet.

Answer 1

Answer: 75 < x < 125.

Explanation:

Let x be the amount of money in your wallet.

The phrase "100 dollars give or take 25" means wallet can have money between (100-25) dollars and (100+25) dollars.

i.e. 100-25 < x < 100+25

⇒ 75 < x < 125.

That means the amount of money in your wallet lies between 75 dollars and 125 dollars.

Hence, the inequality to describe the amount of money in your wallet is 75 < x < 125.