Tristen plans to type a hand-written paper before he goes to sleep. It will take him 18 minutes to gather his work and set up the computer. If he types 29 words per minute, which inequality represents how long it will take him to prepare for and complete a paper that has at least 750 words?

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evanhelps · Answer

$$29(x-18)\ge750$$

evanhelps · Answer

If he has to type 29 words per minute to get to 750, then the inequality would just be 29x<750, but since he spends 18 minutes getting ready, you have to subtract that from the number of minutes getting ready.