Stefani needs to earn at least $250 for her trip to the upcoming softball tournament. She babysits on Saturday night and earns $48. Write and solve an inequality to show how much more Stefani needs to earn. Show your work.(2 points)

Answer 1

Let's use x to represent how much more money Stefani needs to earn.

We can set up the inequality:

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.