Since you are writing an inequality, you will want to look for the sign you need to write in place of the equal sign. Since, in the context, it states "less then 60 dollars", you will need to use the < sign. Next, you will need to find the main value, 200, and put it on the left sign of the inequality sign. Since you pay the friend 12 dollars per week, you will want to subtract 12x from 200. Your equation should now be :
200 - 12x < 60
You would then solve. help any?
