Question

Blaire needs more than 616 total points on assignments in her math class to pass. She only has 224 points and needs to do some extra credit assignments that are worth 56 points each.

56x + 224 > 616

How many extra credit assignments does Blaire need to complete in order to pass?
A.
x > 56
B.
x > 7
C.
x > 392
D.
x > 224

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is x >7

Explanation:

56⋅x>616−224

56⋅x>616-224

Simplify :

56⋅x>392

56⋅x>392

Dividing by the variable coefficient :

x>

392

56

x>39256

Simplify :

x>7

x>7

Inequality

56⋅x+224>616

56⋅x+224>616

is true for

x>7

x>7