Darcie wants to crochet a minimum of
3 blankets to donate to a homeless shelter. Darcie crochets at a rate of 1/15 of a blanket per day. She has
60
days until when she wants to donate the blankets, but she also wants to skip crocheting some days so she can volunteer in other ways.
Write an inequality to determine the number of days,
s, Darcie can skip crocheting and still meet her goal.
Let x be the number of days Darcie crochets, then the number of blankets she crochets is:
x(1/15)
Since she wants to crochet a minimum of 3 blankets, we can set up the following inequality:
x(1/15) ≥ 3
Simplifying this inequality, we get:
x ≥ 45
Therefore, Darcie can skip a maximum of 60 - 45 = 15 days and still meet her goal of crocheting at least 3 blankets.
Thus, the inequality that determines the number of days Darcie can skip crocheting and still meet her goal is:
s ≤ 15