3.Your parents allow you to play video games for no more than 8 hours a week. You have already played for 2.5 hours this week. Write and solve an inequality that represents how much more time you can play video games this week.
x - 2.5 < or equal to 8
almost. If you can play x more hours, you need to add that to the 2.5 hours already played, and the total cannot exceed 8:
x + 2.5 <= 8
x+2.5=8
x=8-2.5
x=5.5 hours
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To represent how much more time you can play video games this week, we need to calculate the remaining time within the allowed limit of 8 hours.
Let's begin by defining a variable. Let's say "x" represents the additional time you can play video games this week.
We can set up an inequality to represent this situation:
2.5 + x ≤ 8
The inequality states that the sum of the time you have already played (2.5 hours) and the additional time you can play (x hours) must be less than or equal to 8 hours (the maximum allowed).
To solve the inequality, we can isolate "x" by subtracting 2.5 from both sides:
2.5 + x - 2.5 ≤ 8 - 2.5
Simplifying the equation, we have:
x ≤ 5.5
Therefore, you can play video games for a maximum additional time of 5.5 hours this week in order to stay within the limit of 8 hours.