Question

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Your class hopes to collect atleast 325 cans of food for the annual food drive. There were 135 cans denoted the first week and 89 more the second week.
1. Write and inequality that describes this situation. Let c represent the number of cans of food that must be collected by the end of the third week for your class to meet or surpass your goal?

Answer 1

@elementwielder

Answer 2

can yall helo?

Answer 3

@wio

Answer 4

@mrdoldum

Answer 5

@Queen_Bee1 How man cans does are needed to meet the desired amount, given the amount already known?

Answer 6

325 i think

Answer 7

@Queen_Bee1 That is the total needed, but we know there are already 135 cans from week one and 89 cans from week two. So how many more cans until 325?

Answer 8

101 @mrdoldum

Answer 9

@geerky42 can u help?

Answer 10

@Queen_Bee1 Yep, so now to make it an we would say that c must be greater than or equal to 101 to meet the goal. \[week1+week2+c \ge325\]
Or, \[135+89+c \ge325\]
simplified,
\[224+c\ge325\]
\[c\ge101\]

Answer 11

To make it an inequality I mean.

Answer 12

so is that the answer

Answer 13

@Queen_Bee1 Yeah, to meet the goal in the third week, at least 101 cans must be collected.

Answer 14

ok thanx very much

Answer 15

can u help me with another one

Answer 16

sure

Answer 17

ok ima tag u wen i post it k