230k views
1 vote
*HELP ME PLS* Megan is making quilts that require 11 feet of cloth each. She has 50 feet of cloth. Write an inequality and solve it

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:


\boxed{x \leq 4.54}

Explanation:

We use the concept of inequality to refer to values that are different. To solve this type of problems we need to use the symbols:


> \\ \\ < \\ \\ \geq \\ \\ \leq

In this problem, Megan is making quilts that require 11 feet of cloth each. We also know that she has 50 feet of cloth. So the maximum quilts she can make is:


(50)/(11)=

Writing this using inequalities, she can make:


x \leq (50)/(11) \\ \\ x \leq 4.54 \ quilts

Since 4.54 is a real number and since quilts need to be represented with whole numbers, we can say that she can make 1, 2, 3, or 4 quilts.

User Edwise
by
6.3k points