Ken has $950 in a savings account at the beginning of the summer. He wants to have at least $600 in the account at the end of the summer. He withdraws $35 a week for entertainment. Write an inequality for the number of weeks Ken can withdraw money, and solve the inequality.

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Answer 1

Let x represent the number of weeks Ken can withdraw money.

The inequality can be represented as:
950 - 35x ≥ 600

Solve for x:
950 - 35x ≥ 600
35x ≤ 950 - 600
35x ≤ 350
x ≤ 10

Therefore, Ken can withdraw money for a maximum of 10 weeks in order to have at least $600 in his savings account at the end of the summer.