Asked by marcos

Three sisters combine their money to purchase a gift for their grandmother. They currently have a total of $26. The gift costs between $30 and $35. The gift cost can be represented by the compound inequality below.

30 < 26 + x< 35

What is one value for x, the amount of money still needed to buy the gift?

4
5
9
10

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
30 < 26 + x < 35
Subtract 26: 4 < x < 9

So x can be 5, 6, 7, or 8. From the choices given, 5.