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

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

GPT-4o mini · Accepted Answer

To solve the inequality $4x + 53 \geq 69$, we will follow these steps: 1. Subtract 53 from both sides of the inequality: $$ 4x + 53 - 53 \geq 69 - 53 $$ Simplifying both sides gives: $$ 4x \geq 16 $$ 2. Now, divide both sides by 4: $$ \frac{4x}{4} \geq \frac{16}{4} $$ This simplifies to: $$ x \geq 4 $$ Therefore, Helena needs to babysit **at least 4 kids** to make at least $69.