Question

PLEASE HELP!! Trevor is writing a paper that must be 50,000 words long. He had already written 23,210 words. Write an inequality to find the average number of words Trevor must write per week if he wants to finish the paper in the next five weeks. Define the variable

Answer 1

50,000 ≤ 23,210 + 5x

x = Average number of words per week

Explanation:

Start off with 50,000 because that's how many words the paper needs to have.

Use "≤" because Trevor needs to write at least 50,000 words. (He can write more).

Trevor already wrote 23,210 words plus x words per week for 5 weeks.

(Solving for x will help you find the average number of words Trevor must write per week for 5 weeks).