Question

Tomorrow, Mrs. Wendel's class will be using toothpicks for a science project. Each student must use at least 6 toothpicks for the project. Mrs. Wendel knows that there is already a bad of 50 toothpicks in the class storage room. She plans to buy x additional toothpicks this afternoon to make sure her class will have enough. If her class has 23 students, which number sentence represents this situation

Answer 1

Answer:

(50 + x) greater than or equal to 138

Step-by-step explanation:

Each student should use atleast 6, so 23 students would use atleast 23×6 = 138

Atleast 138 needed

She has 50 and buying x

So, 50 + x are available

Having enough means:

available > needed

50 + x > 138

The inequality should be greater than or equal to