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. Make sure to show your work

Answer 1

Let x represent the amount of money Stefani still needs to earn.

Given: Stefani already earned $48 from babysitting.

We need to find out how much more money Stefani needs to earn to reach her goal of at least $250.

Therefore, the inequality can be written as:

$48 + x ≥ $250

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 for the softball tournament.