Which inequality best represents the problem? Tony is three years younger than his sister, Maureen. Tony's age is greater than 10. How old is Maureen? (Let m represent Maureen's age.) 1)m − 3 10 2)m − 3 10 4)m + 3

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Which inequality best represents the problem? Tony is three years younger than his sister, Maureen. Tony's age is greater than 10. How old is Maureen? (Let m represent Maureen's age.) 1)m − 3 > 10 2)m − 3 < 10 3)m + 3 > 10 4)m + 3 < 10

anonymous · Answer

Correct anser is 1.

Tony's age can be shown as T=m-3.  Also know Tony is older than 10, so T>10. Substitute value of T into inequality.

m-3>10

anonymous · Answer

Thankyou!