Question

Tony has $727.29 in his checking account. He must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee. He wrote a check for $248.50 today. Write and solve an inequality to solve for the least amount of money he needs to deposit to avoid a fee.

Answer 1

he need deposit 21.21 dollars or he can deposit more if he's not stingy

Answer 2

inequality is
727.29-248.50+x>500
x=how much she needs to deposit
478.79+x>500
subtract 478.79 from both sides
x>21.21


at least $21.21