Question

Mr. Garcia has been asked to give 6 desks to Mrs. Johnson. He needs to keep at least 17 desks for his students. He created a model to find x, the number of desks he must have in order to give 6 desks to Mrs. Johnson. Which inequality represents the model for this situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

The inequality which represents the model for this situation is $x-6\geq 17$.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Mr. Garcia has $x$ number of desks initially.

He has been asked to give $6$ desks to Mrs. Johnson.

Also, he needs to keep at least $17$ desks for his students.

So, after giving $6$ desks to Mrs. Johnson from the total number of desks he has, he must have at least $17$ desks for his students.

Therefore, the inequality is: $x-6\geq 17$.

Hence, the inequality which represents the model for this situation is $x-6\geq 17$.