Answers are
50,000 - w > 26,000
and
w < 24,000
gavin starts with 5.
if he withdraws w dollars, then the total amount in the account after withdrawl is given by the expression
50,000 - w
the total amount in the account must be greater than 26000
50,000 - w > 26,000
that is one of the answers.
if we solve this inequality, we can first subtract 5 from both sides
-w > 26,000 - 50,000
-w > -24,000
multiply both sides by -1 to get rid of the negative.
but we have to flip the inequality sign whenever we multiply/divide and inequality sign by a negative number
w < 24,000