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?
[list=1] [*]Read the problem statement carefully. [*]Reread the scenario and make a list of the known quantities. [*]Read the statement again, identifying the unknown quantity or variable. [*]Create expressions and inequalities from the known quantities and variable(s). [*]Solve the resulting inequality. [*]Interpret the solution of the inequality in terms of the context of the problem. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.