Write an inequality that shows the relation of the number of pets in the Jackson family to the number of pets in the Chang family. Which family has fewer pets? Use the number line to see the relative position of the two numbers of pets modeled.
Let's say the number of pets in the Jackson family is represented by "J" and the number of pets in the Chang family is represented by "C."
The inequality that shows the relation of the number of pets in the Jackson family to the number of pets in the Chang family is:
J < C
This means that the number of pets in the Jackson family is less than the number of pets in the Chang family.
To see the relative position on a number line, we can assign random values. Let's say the Jackson family has 3 pets (J = 3) and the Chang family has 5 pets (C = 5).
On a number line, we can represent the number of pets for the Jackson family as a dot labeled with "J" at the position of 3. We can also represent the number of pets for the Chang family as a dot labeled with "C" at the position of 5.
|------------J--------------C------------|
0 3 5
Since the dot representing the Jackson family is to the left of the dot representing the Chang family, it shows that the Jackson family has fewer pets.
Let's denote the number of pets in the Jackson family as "J" and the number of pets in the Chang family as "C". To write an inequality comparing the number of pets, we can use the symbol "<" to represent "less than":
J < C
This inequality states that the number of pets in the Jackson family (J) is less than the number of pets in the Chang family (C).
To represent this relation on number line, let's assume J = 3 and C = 5. We can mark the numbers on the number line as follows:
0----1----2----3----4----5
Since 3 is to the left of 5, it shows that the Jackson family has fewer pets than the Chang family.