Kim's softball team was playing in the championship game. When there were 4 innings left, the team was losing by a score of 17 to 6 points. In the last 4 innings, her team scored the same number of points per inning, and the other team did not score any more points. Kim's team won with the most points.
Write an inequality to determine the number of points per inning, p, Kim's team could have scored.
Find the minimum whole number of points per inning Kim's team could have scored.

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Mercury · Answer

using logic first:

(points that they already have) + (number of innings)(points per inning) must be greater than the opponents' score to win

try translating this into an inequality and solving for points per inning.