Which scenario best matches the inequality x > 3? A. Joanna needs to be in bed by 10 p.M. It's now just past 7 p.M. How many
more hours, x, can Joanna stay up? B. Lana stays after school from 3 p.M. Until 6 p.M. How many Hours, x, does she spend at school during that time frame? C. Ricardo has a math exam. He started studying at 4 p.M. And will not stop until after 7 p.M. How much time, x, will he spend studying? D. Jared's baseball game starts at 12 p.M. The game needs to end before 3 p.M. Because another team must use the field. How much time, x, can Jared's team play?
If Ricardo started studying at 4 p.m and for sure will not stop until after 7 p.m, that means that he will be studying for 3 hours at least, and maybe even longer. So the time he will spend studying is at least 3 hours.
Therefore, x>3, where x is the time Ricardo will spend studying.
We can eliminate the second and third options because marking something up doesn't result in a number less than the original. Since we are told to select 3 options and there are 3 answer choices left we select the first, fourth, and fifth statements.
