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3. I am collecting baseball cards. My goal before I turn 18 is to have 500 cards. When I turned 10, my grandfather gave me 125 cards that he collected. When I turn 15, my dad will give me 89 that he has collected a. Write an inequality that describes this situation. Let c represent the number of cards that I must collect on my own, to meet or surpass my goal. Double click to type in the boxes. HINT: If you need to show Greater-than or Equal-to, use ">" If you need to show Less-than or Equal-to, use "​

Answer 1

Inequalities are used to relate expression with unequal values

The inequality that describes the scenario is: $\mathbf{c \ge 286}$

The baseball cards, you have received are:

$\mathbf{Grandfather = 125}$

$\mathbf{Dad = 89}$

The total baseball cards, you received are:

$\mathbf{Receive= Grandfather + Dad}$

So, we have:

$\mathbf{Receive= 125 + 89}$

$\mathbf{Receive= 214}$

You want to have a total of 500 or more before 18.

This means that:

$\mathbf{c + Receive \ge 500}$

Where c represents the number of baseball cards, you need to collect on your own

Substitute $\mathbf{Receive= 214}$

$\mathbf{c + 214 \ge 500}$

Collect like terms

$\mathbf{c \ge 500 - 214}$

$\mathbf{c \ge 286}$

Hence, the inequality that describes the scenario is:

$\mathbf{c \ge 286}$

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