THIS SEASON, NORA HAS 125 AT BATS IN SOFTBALL. BY THE END OF THE SEASON SHE WANTS TO HAVE AT LEAST 140 AT BATS. HOW MANY MORE AT BATS DOES NORA NEED TO REACH HER GOAL?
PLEASE HELP, I NEED TO WRITE AND SOLVE AN INEQUALITIES THAT MODEL THE SITUATION. THANKS
I believe the answer is
x is greater than or equal to 15
Or in even simpler forms 15
To determine how many more at bats Nora needs to reach her goal of at least 140 at bats by the end of the season, we can set up an inequality.
Let x represent the number of additional at bats Nora needs.
The total number of at bats Nora will have by the end of the season can be calculated by adding her current at bats (125) to the additional at bats (x). This sum should be greater than or equal to her goal of 140 at bats.
Thus, the inequality that models this situation is:
125 + x ≥ 140
Now, we can solve this inequality to find the value of x:
125 + x ≥ 140
Subtract 125 from both sides:
x ≥ 140 - 125
x ≥ 15
Therefore, Nora needs at least 15 more at bats to reach her goal of 140 at bats by the end of the season.
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x +125 ≥ 140