At Thursday’s basketball game, there were more than twice as many adult spectators as children. If x represents the number of adults and y represents the number of children, which inequality can be used to find the possible combinations of adults and children at the game? x 2y 2x y Please help! Will give medal and fan!

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At Thursday’s basketball game, there were more than twice as many adult spectators as children. If x represents the number of adults and y represents the number of children, which inequality can be used to find the possible combinations of adults and children at the game? x < 2y x > 2y 2x < y 2x > y Please help! Will give medal and fan!

anonymous · Answer

Let me see if simplifying the wording helps.The number of adults x is more than 2 times number of children y. 

Can you now try to convert it in equation format?

anonymous · Answer

2x greater than y