CCSS IP Math I 1.2.2 Example 2
Alexis is saving to buy a laptop that costs $1,100. So far she has saved $400. She makes $12 an hour babysitting.
What’s the least number of hours she needs to work in order to reach her goal?
- Read and reread the scenario carefully.
- Create expressions and inequalities from the known quantities and variable(s).
- Solve the problem.
- Interpret the solution of the inequality in terms of the context of the problem.