Helena will receive $53 plus $4 per kid for babysitting this afternoon 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, where x equals the number of kids, to help figure this out. solve her inequality use the letter x as your variable and write x term first

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The inequality written by Helena is:

4x + 53 > 69

To solve this inequality for x, we will isolate x on one side of the inequality symbol.

Starting with the given inequality:

4x + 53 > 69

We can first subtract 53 from both sides:

4x > 69 - 53

Simplifying the right side of the equation:

4x > 16

Next, we can divide both sides of the inequality by 4:

(4x)/4 > 16/4

Simplifying the equation further:

x > 4

So, the solution to the inequality is:

x > 4

Therefore, Helena needs to babysit more than 4 kids in order to make at least $69.