Question

Xander needs to collect at least 120 cans for a food drive to earn community service credit. He has already collected 64 items.

Answer 1

Answer:

x ≥ 56

Step-by-step explanation:

The whole problem will have to equal at least 120. If Xander has already collected 64, then he has a certain number of cans, x, remaining to collect. Since the problem is saying he needs "at least 120" then x and 64 must have a sum of at least 120. Thus you set up the problem like:

x + 64 ≥ 120

You can solve this simply by subtracting 64 from both sides.

x + (64-64) ≥ (120-64)

That would leave us with the answer:

x ≥ 54

Hope this helps!