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There are 8 students on the school chess team. They need to raise at least $760 for a field trip. Their advisor says they still need to raise 85% of the funds, and she wants each of them to raise an equal share of the money still needed.Diego wrote solved the inequality 8m+0.85(760)≥760to find the least amount of money, m, each student on the chess team still needs to raise. He says the solution is m≥$14.25.Describe and correct Diego's error. |
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Answer» Answer: Number of students in the School= 8 Least MONEY needed for field trip = $ 760 As, 85% of funds is still needed, and each of 8 candidates is allocating EQUAL amount of money. So, writing the statement in terms of equation,that DIEGO wrote →8 m + 0.85 * 760 ≥ 760 → 8 m + 646 ≥ 760 → 8 m≥ 760 - 646 →8 m≥114 →Dividing both side by , 8 →→m≥14.25 which is the amount , that Diego and each of his 8 friends raised,before their ADVISOR told him about the situation. Let , each of 8 students is raising m, amount of money when their advisor told him about the situation. Now,the correct INEQUALITY should be Least amount of money that total of 8 of students need to raise money after his advisor told him about the situation ≥ $ 80.75 |
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