You have only $150 spending money this week. You put $36.64 worth of gas into your car. You spend $67.41 at the grocery store. Do you have enough money to get an oil change for $32.99? Write and solve an inequality to solve this problem.

Answer 1

Let's represent the amount of money you have left after the gas and grocery store expenses as "x".

We know that you start with $150 and subtract the expenses:

x = $150 - $36.64 - $67.41

Simplifying:

x = $45.95

To determine if you have enough money for the oil change, we need to check if x is greater than or equal to $32.99:

x ≥ $32.99

$45.95 ≥ $32.99

Since $45.95 is indeed greater than $32.99, you have enough money to get an oil change.