document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1106867>Question 1106867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Keith has $500 in a savings account at the beginning of the summer. He wants to have at least $200 in the account by the end of the summer. He withdraws $25 each week for food, clothes, and movie tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an inequality that represents Keith’s situation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many weeks can Keith withdraw money from his account? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #721879 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=721879\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the inequality is 500 - 25x >= 200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this insures that he will have at least 200 at the end of the summer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 200 from both sides of that inequality and add 25x to both sides of that inequality to get 500 - 200 >= 25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 300 >= 25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of that equation by 25 to get 300 / 25 >= x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 12 >= x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 >= x means x <= 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x is smaller than or equal to 12, he will be guaranteed to have at least 200 in the account at the end of the summer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 12, what is left in the account is 500 - 25 * 12 = 200.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 11, what is left in the account is 500 - 25 * 11 = 225.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 13, what is left in the account is 500 - 25 * 13 = 175.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the maximum number of weeks he can withdraw money from his account is 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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