Stefani needs to earn at least $250 for her trip to the upcoming softball tournament. she babysits saturday night and earns $48. write and solve an inequality to show how much more stefani needs to earn. show your work

Answer 1

Let x be the amount Stefani needs to earn more.

The total amount she will have earned after babysitting is:

$48

The total amount she needs to earn is:

$250

The inequality that represents the situation is:

48 + x ≥ 250

To solve for x, we can subtract 48 from both sides:

x ≥ 250 - 48

x ≥ 202

Therefore, Stefani needs to earn at least $202 more to reach her goal of $250.