Ellie is saving to buy a phone. She wants to have at least $299 saved before buying one. She currently has $213 saved, and she receives $10 a week as an allowance from her parents. After how many weeks will Ellie have enough money saved? Write an inequality that could be used to solve this problem.(1 point)

Question

Responses

10w+213≥299
, where w
is the number of weeks.
10 w plus 213 greater than or equal to 299 , where w is the number of weeks.

10w+213≤299
, where w
is the number of weeks.
10 w plus 213 less than or equal to 299 , where w is the number of weeks.

213w+10≥299
, where w
is the number of weeks.
213 w plus 10 greater than or equal to 299 , where w is the number of weeks.

213w+10≤299
, where w
is the number of weeks.

Answer 1

The correct inequality that represents the situation is:

\[ 10w + 213 \geq 299 \]

where \( w \) is the number of weeks.

This inequality states that the total amount of money Ellie will have after \( w \) weeks (which is her initial savings of $213 plus $10 for each week) must be at least $299.