Question

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Henry opened a pack of paperclips. After using 8 of the paperclips, there were at least forty paperclips remaining. How many paperclips might have been in the box before Henry opened it?

Let p represent the number of paperclips that might have been in the box before Henry opened it.

p is greater than thirty-two

p is greater than forty-eight

p is greater than or equal to thirty-two

p is greater than or equal to forty-eight

Answer 1

40+8 is ___ approximately....

Answer 2

p=paperclip total
used=8
so left
=p-8=40
p=40+8=48

Answer 3

so p is greater than equal to 48

Answer 4

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