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After finishing the prep work, Gilberta and María start removing wallpaper at the same time. Gilberta removes the paper at a constant rate of
4.3

m
2
4.3m
2
4, point, 3, start text, m, end text, squared per hour, while María removes
3.4

m
2
3.4m
2
3, point, 4, start text, m, end text, squared of paper per hour. Gilberta's room starts with
35

m
2
35m
2
35, start text, m, end text, squared of paper, and María's room starts with
30.5

m
2
30.5m
2
30, point, 5, start text, m, end text, squared of paper.
Let
t
tt represent the time, in hours, since Gilberta and María start removing the wallpaper.
Complete the inequality to represent the times when Gilberta has more wallpaper left in her room than María has in hers.
t
tt

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Answer 1

Using linear functions, the inequality that represents when Gilberta has more wallpaper left in her room than María has in hers is: t < 5.

What is a linear function?

A linear function is modeled by:

y = mx + b

In which:

• m is the slope, which is the rate of change, that is, by how much y changes when x changes by 1.

• b is the y-intercept, which is the value of y when x = 0, and can also be interpreted as the initial value of the function.

For this problem, we consider:

• The initial amount as the y-intercept.

• The rate as the slope.

Hence the amounts Gilberta and Maria have left after t hours are given by:

• G(t) = 35 - 4.3t.

• M(t) = 30.5 - 3.4t.

Gilberta has more papers when:

G(t) > M(t).

Hence:

35 - 4.3t > 30.5 - 3.4t

-0.9t < -4.5

Multiplying by -1:

0.9t < 4.5

t < 4.5/0.9

t < 5.

Hence the inequality is:

t < 5.

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