3. In a city council election, 2445 votes were cast for one of the candidates. If the candidate received at least one-third of the votes, how many voters, voted in the election?
a. write an inequality to represent this situation, using x to represent the number of voters that voted in the election.
b. Solve the inequality by isolating the variable. Show all work leading to your answer.
c. Write 1-2 sentences to explain what the solution to the inequality represents for this situation.

Question

3. In a city council election, 2445 votes were cast for one of the candidates. If the candidate received at least one-third of the votes, how many voters, voted in the election?
a. write an inequality to represent this situation, using x to represent the number of voters that voted in the election.
b. Solve the inequality by isolating the variable. Show all work leading to your answer.
c. Write 1-2 sentences to explain what the solution to the inequality represents for this situation.

texaschic101 · Answer

(1/3)x > =  2445 (thats greater then or equal)
x >= 2445/(1/3)
x >= 2445 * 3/1
x >= 7335

The number of voters (x) is greater then or equal to 7335.