Question

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Define a variable, write an inequality, and solve each problem. Then interpret your solution.

There are 3,500 species of bees and more than 600,000 species of insects. How many species of insects are not bees?

Please help me and explain. Thank you.~

Answer 1

bee = 3500

other insects + bees > 600,000
other insects + 3500 > 600,00
other insects > 596,500

Answer 2

just a wild guess
x = 3500
y > 600000

let z be the insects that are not bees

\[\huge z \le 596500\]

i think.

Answer 3

wrong sign*
\[\huge z \ge 596500\]

Answer 4

just "greater than" and not "greater than or equal" since "more than 600,000"

Answer 5

oh

Answer 6

\[\huge z > 596500\]
then

Answer 7

wait..what? i'm kinda confused...

Answer 8

non-bees = x
bees = 3500

x + 3500 > 600,000
x > 596,500

Answer 9

wait...i got n+3,500<600,000...

Answer 10

Insects = non-bees + bees = n + 3,500
"there are more than 600,000 species of insects"
Insects > 600,000
n + 3,500 > 600,000

Answer 11

Wait... I thought the sign was the other way...<....because it stated that there was "more than 600,000", not n+3,500 was more....wha-?...

Answer 12

hello, @ranga @shamil98 ? hello? help, please?

Answer 13

There are MORE THAN 600,000 species of insects.

For this problem, the insects are divided into two groups: bees and non-bees.
The non-bees includes all insects other than bees.
So insects = bees + non-bees > 600,000 ---- (1)

Assume there are n species of non-bees. There are 3500 species of bees.
Plug those values into (1):
So insects = 3,500 + n > 600,000

Answer 14

oh. oh. thank you for clarifying. my mistake, i'm sorry. thanks for teaching me, @ranga ! hope you enjoyed the medal i gave you! ;D

Answer 15

You are welcome.