Question

Elizabeth has 8 ounces of meat in her bowl to create a recipe. Each cup holds 3 ounces. The minimum amount of meat to be used is 50 ounces. Write an inequality explaining how many times she must use the cup to follow the recipe accordingly.

Answer 1

Hence the inequality expression for number times she must use the cup is
`x\geq 14`

Explanation:

Given:

Meat in bowl to create a recipe = 8 ounces

Meat in each cup = 3 ounces

Minimum amount of meat to be used = 50

Let number of times cups used be x

Hence the inequality expression can be formed as Meat in bowl to create a recipe plus Meat in each cup Multiply by number of times cups used should be greater than or equal to Minimum amount of meat to be used.

`\textrm{Meat in the bowl to create a recipe} + \textrm{Meat in each cup} * \textrm{number of times cups used} \geq \textrm{Minimum amount of meat to be used}.\\8+3x\geq 50`

`3x\geq 50-8\\3x\geq 42\\x\geq (42)/(3)\\\\x\geq 14`

Hence the inequality expression for number times she must use the cup is
`x\geq 14`