2. Marsha and Michael have a combined monthly net income of $3,500. Their fixed monthly expenses consist of $675 for rent. They also have a student loan balance of
$6,000 and a balance of $1,000 for the stereo they bought last month. How much debt
can they take on and still be within a safe debt load?

8

step-by-step explanation:

this is a subtraction problem.

10 - 2 = 8

2

step-by-2step explanation:

x is greater than 5

step-by-step explanation:

2x+7 is greater than 17

    -7                           -7

2x is greater than 10

divide by 2 each side

x is greater than 5

set each factor equal to 0

4x-3 = 0

2x-1 = 0

solve for x.

4x-3=0

4x=3

x= 3/4

solve for x. 

2x-1= 0

2x= 1

x= 1/2

eventually after a few more steps, your answer should be 1/2 is less than or equal to x and 3/4 is greater than or equal to x