SOLUTION: Jay has money in his wallet, but he doesn’t know the exact amount. When his friend asks him how much he has he says that he has 50 dollars give or take 15. Part A. Write an abso

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Question 1206364: Jay has money in his wallet, but he doesn’t know the exact amount. When his friend asks him how much he has he says that he has 50 dollars give or take 15.
Part A. Write an absolute value equation to model this situation.
Part B. How much money could Jay have in his wallet?

Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Part A...
"The difference between $50 and the actual amount (x) is at most $15".

abs%28x-50%29%3C=15

Part B...
Informally, the actual amount is at least $50-$15 = $35 and at most $50+$15 = $65.
Formally...
-15%3C=x-50%3C=15
-15%2B50%3C=x%3C=15%2B50
35%3C=x%3C=65


Answer by ikleyn(52832) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Again, this problem means INEQUALITY - - - not an equation.