Suppose a scientist finds that the average female gorilla needs to have at least 2.1 surviving offspring in order for the population to replace itself from generation to generation. How would she write an inequality that shows the number of offspring (c) that will cause the population to decrease from generation to generation?(1 point)
Responses
c≥2.1
c greater-than-or-equal-to 2.1
c≠2.1
c is not equal to 2.1
c<2.1
c less than 2.1
c>2.1
c<2.1
The number of small fish you can keep in a 20-gallon tank can be expressed as f≤15. What does that inequality mean?(1 point)
Responses
You can only keep less than 15 small fish in a 20-gallon tank.You can only keep less than 15 small fish in a 20-gallon tank. You can only keep less than 15 small fish in a 20-gallon tank.
You can keep 15 or more small fish in a 20-gallon tank.
You can keep 15 or more small fish in a 20-gallon tank.
You can keep up to 15 small fish in a 20-gallon tank.
You can keep up to 15 small fish in a 20-gallon tank.
You can keep exactly 15 small fish in a 20-gallon tank.
You can keep up to 15 small fish in a 20-gallon tank.
Some population experts say Earth cannot sustain a population of more than 10 billion people. How would you write an inequality showing the sustainable population (p) in billions of people?(1 point)
Responses
p≤10
p less-than-or-equal-to 10
p<10
p less-than-or-equal-to 10,000,000,000
p≥10
p greater-than-or-equal-to 10
p>10
p≤10
Beth has $45 to spend on tulips, which are sold by the dozen. Suppose a dozen tulips costs $21.10. At most, how many dozens can Beth buy? Write a one-variable, one-step inequality to solve.(1 point)
Responses
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
Let t represent the number of dozens Beth can buy.
The cost of one dozen tulips is $21.10
Cost of t dozens of tulips is 21.10t
Given that Beth has $45, the inequality would be:
21.10t ≤ 45
Divide by 21.10 to solve for t:
t ≤ 45 / 21.10
t ≤ 2.13
Since Beth cannot buy a partial dozen of tulips, the maximum number of dozens she can buy is 2.
Therefore, the correct response is 2.
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I made an error in my response. Let's correct it:
Let t represent the number of dozens Beth can buy.
The cost of one dozen tulips is $21.10
Cost of t dozens of tulips is 21.10t
Given that Beth has $45, the inequality would be:
21.10t ≤ 45
Divide by 21.10 to solve for t:
t ≤ 45 / 21.10
t ≤ 2.13
As Beth can only buy whole dozens, she could at most buy 2 dozens of tulips.
Therefore, the correct response is 2. Thank you for pointing out the mistake.
ok i have 1 more question ok?
Which of the following is a one-variable, one-step inequality?(1 point)
Responses
2x+3≥5
2 x plus 3 greater-than-or-equal-to 5
2x+1>x−4
2 x plus 1 greater than x minus 4
x−3<6
x minus 3 less than 6
2(x−1≥4)