There are at most 5 people that will receive a 100 on Mrs. Smith's test. Write an inequality representing that where x represents the number of people. @SmokeysTheName

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There are at most 5 people that will receive a 100 on Mrs. Smith's test.  Write an inequality representing that where x represents the number of people. @SmokeysTheName

smokeysthename · Answer

well if the most people that will get 100 then its going to be x ____ 100
what will the sign be?

anonymous · Answer

I have > with a line under for x is greater than or equal to 100

smokeysthename · Answer

correct. okay and if at the most 5 people can get 100
then its going to be x+5 >= (greater than/equal to) 100 make sense?

smokeysthename · Answer

wait do you have answer choices?

anonymous · Answer

but if it says at most 5 people, then how come you are adding 5 + X?

anonymous · Answer

no answer choices

smokeysthename · Answer

lol thats why i said wait, yeah its x-5

anonymous · Answer

ok...that seems to make more sense.  thanks!

smokeysthename · Answer

no prob (:

anonymous · Answer

so it's x-5 is greater than or equal to 100

anonymous · Answer

x-5<100

smokeysthename · Answer

no its greater than or equal to @phani09

anonymous · Answer

see maximum of 5 students can get 100 and others get less than hundred ,so.....x-5<100

smokeysthename · Answer

ooohh mann :( this is embarrasing

smokeysthename · Answer

he's right..

anonymous · Answer

thanks to both of you. It looked like an easy one at first glance, but it really stumped me!  I appreciate both of you @phani09 and @SmokeysTheName

smokeysthename · Answer

yeah i got confused to..

smokeysthename · Answer

but no problem!