the sum of 7 and three a number b is at least 12 ?
Keila -- it doesn't help to change names.
You try this one.
sorry Ms.Sue but that's not me. haahahahha
huh?
That's strange. You're "both" posting from the same computer. <g>
thats my cousin keila and we both in 9th grade and need help but me and her have diffrent questions ?
To determine if the sum of 7 and three times a number b is at least 12, we can set up an inequality and solve it.
Let's start by assigning a variable to the unknown number, b.
Let b represent the unknown number.
Now, we can write the expression for the sum of 7 and three times b as:
7 + 3b
According to the given condition, this sum should be at least 12. So, we can write it as an inequality:
7 + 3b ≥ 12
To solve this inequality, we need to isolate the variable on one side.
Subtracting 7 from both sides gives:
3b ≥ 12 - 7
Simplifying further:
3b ≥ 5
Finally, divide both sides by 3 to solve for b:
b ≥ 5/3
So, the expression for the sum of 7 and three times a number b is at least 12 when b is greater than or equal to 5/3.