Mai will spend more than $28 on gifts. So far, she has spent $16.!What are the possible additional amounts she will spend?

Use c for the additional amount (in dollars) Mai will spend.

Write your answer as an inequality solved for c.

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The possible additional amounts Mai will spend, denoted by c, can be found by subtracting the amount she has already spent from the amount she is willing to spend:

c > 28 - 16

Simplifying this inequality:

c > 12