Question

Which of the following scenarios can be represented by the inequality x is less than or equal to five?

Shanna read more than 5 books last month.

Raj jogs for a minimum of 5 miles every day.

Franco spends less than 5 hours on his homework each day.

Helene talks for no more than 5 minutes at a time on her cell phone.

Answer 1

Helene talks for no more than 5 minutes at a time on her cell phone. That means that she will talk on the phone for 5 minutes AT MOST. So the time she spends on her cell phone can be represented by the inequality x is less than or equal to 5.