Soro bought a $50.00 bus card at the beginning of the week. Each bus ride costs $2.50. He needs to have at least $20.00 on his card at the end of this month. To determine how many bus rides he can take between now and the end of this month. What error, if any, did Soro make when writing or solving this inequality?

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Braydon Lam

Mathematics

2 May, 14:59

Soro bought a $50.00 bus card at the beginning of the week. Each bus ride costs $2.50. He needs to have at least $20.00 on his card at the end of this month. To determine how many bus rides he can take between now and the end of this month. What error, if any, did Soro make when writing or solving this inequality?

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Chad Shaffer · Answer 1

If Soro wants $20.00 on his card at the end of his month, you should subtract $20 from the $50 right away. This would give you $30. Each bus ride costs $2.50. So what you want to do is divide 2.50 by 30. Your answer should then be 12 rides.