Question

which situation can be represented by this inequality1.25x -6.50 > 50 A. Caleb has a balance of 6.50$ in his savings account and deposits 1.25$ each week. What is X the number of weeks must deposit 1.25$ in order to have a balance of more than 50$ in his savings account?B. Caleb earns 1.25% interest on the balance in his checking account and has to pay a monthly charge of 6.50$. What is X the balance that Caleb must have in his checking account in order to have an ending balance greater than 50$ after interest and fees.C. Caleb charges 1.25$ for gasoline plus 6.50$ per hour for mowing lawns. What is X the number of hours he has to mow lawns to earn more than 50$D. Caleb spends 6.50$ on supplies for a lemonade stand and sells each cup of lemonade for 1.25$. what is X the number of cups of lemonade Caleb must sell to earn profit of more than 50$

Answer 1

We need to find a situation that can be represented by the inequality below:

$1.25\cdot x-6.5>50$

This means that there must be a variable for which each unit has a value of 1.25. There must be a fixed cost of 6.5, because we are subtracting that value and the end goal must be to have more than 50.

The only option for which this applies is the option D.

Caleb spent a fixed amount of 6.5, he earns 1.25 for each lemonade he sells and he wants to have a profit of more than 50.