56 plus what equals 98

Read the following two statements. then use the law of syllogism to draw a conclusion. if the tv is too loud, then it will give me a headache. if i have a headache, then i will have to rest.

The price of an item has been reduced by 30%. the original price was $30. what is the price of the item now ?

Janie has $3. she earns $1.20 for each chore she does and can do fractions of chores. she wants to earn enough money to buy a cd for $13.50. write an inequality to determine the number of chores, c, janie could do to have enough money to buy the cd.