document.write( "Question 486125: Translate the following situation into an inequality. Do not solve
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document.write( "\"Janice and Leonard together would like to save more than $3,500. They have saved $425 saved so far. Janice can save $120 more than twice what Leonard can save each month. How much money will they each need to save to reach their goal?\" \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #332401 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Translate the following situation into an inequality. Do not solve \n" ); document.write( "\"Janice and Leonard together would like to save more than $3,500. They have saved $425 saved so far. Janice can save $120 more than twice what Leonard can save each month. How much money will they each need to save to reach their goal?\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since they’ve already saved $425, they still need to save another $3,075 ($3,500 – 425) \n" ); document.write( "Let amount that Leonard needs to save to reach goal be L \n" ); document.write( "Then amount that Janice needs to save to reach goal = L + 2L + 120\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "With both saving to reach goal, we have: L + 2L + 120 > 3,075\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since Leonard’s amount to reach goal is L, then solving for L, we get: \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3L + 120 = 3,075 ------- 3L = 2,955 -------- L = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since Leonard's \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Send comments and “thank-yous” to MathMadEzy@aol.com \n" ); document.write( " |