three friends earned more than $200 washing cars. they paid there parents $28 for supplies and divided the rest of money equally. write an inequality to find possible amounts each friend earned.identify what your variable represents
so x=earned x>200 they paid their parrents 28 for supplies (this assumes that they paied 28 altogether and not 28 each) so subtract 28 from pay new pay=y y>200-28 y>172 divided it among themselves (3) 172/3=57 and 1/3=57.33 they each earned more that $57.33