Question

A running back is having a great day on the football field. It’s only the third quarter, and he’s already rushed for 203 yards. He’s close to breaking his previous record of 229 rushing yards in a game. How many yards does he need to gain during the rest of the game to break his record?

Answer 1

He needs to gain more than 26 yards in order to break his record

Explanation:

Let y stand for the number of yards he’ll have to gain. The sum of y plus the number of yards he already has (203) must be greater than 229 in order for him to break the record.

203 + y > 229 Set up the inequality.

203 − 203 + y > 229 − 203 Subtract 203 from both sides of the inequality.

y > 26

Answer 2

Answer: 1.)

a.

x > 5

b.

x < -2

c.

x > 38

d.

x < 55

2.)

a. y < 5

b. y < 24

c. y > 3

d. y < 30

3.) He needs to gain more than 26 yards in order to break his record.

4.) 5 miles

5.) 5 dollars