Question

Helena will receive $53 plus $4 per kid for babysitting this afternoon. She is hoping to make at least $69. How many kids does she need to babysit? She writes the inequality 4x+53≥69
4
𝑥
+
53

69
, where x
𝑥
equals the number of kids, to help figure this out. Solve her inequality. Use the letter x
𝑥
as your variable and write your x
𝑥
term first.

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Answers

GPT-4o mini
To solve the inequality \(4x + 53 \geq 69\), we will follow these steps:

1. Subtract 53 from both sides of the inequality:

\[
4x + 53 - 53 \geq 69 - 53
\]
\[
4x \geq 16
\]

2. Next, divide both sides by 4:

\[
\frac{4x}{4} \geq \frac{16}{4}
\]
\[
x \geq 4
\]

So, Helena needs to babysit at least **4 kids** in order to make at least $69.