The junior class has $350. The juniors want to raise at least $698 by having each member of the class pay dues. There are 116 juniors.

Question

Which of the following inequalities could be used to find how much each junior would need to pay in dues?

$350 + 116 x < $698
$350 + 116 x > $698
$350 + 116 x ≤ $698
$350 + 116 x ≥ $698

Answer 1

To find how much each junior needs to pay in dues to raise at least $698, we can set up an inequality.

Let \( x \) be the amount each junior pays in dues. Since there are 116 juniors, the total amount raised from dues will be \( 116x \).

The juniors currently have $350, and they want their total amount (the current amount plus the amount raised from dues) to be at least $698. This can be expressed as:

\[ 350 + 116x \geq 698 \]

Thus, the correct inequality that represents the situation is:

$350 + 116 x ≥ $698