Question

I need help. u need to answer. i need to see ur answer. u have to answer correctly. JKKK. but i need help :(

Answer 1

x = number of candies

3x = three times the number of candies

if we increased that by 100, 3x + 100.

2x = twice the number of candies

now, 250 less than that? 2x - 250.

`\bf \stackrel{John}{3x+100}~~\stackrel{\stackrel{less~than}{\downarrow }}{<}~~\stackrel{Keisha}{2x-250}`

Answer 2

3x + 100 < 2x - 250

Explanation:

The problem said that Keisha's guess was "250 less than twice the number".

It was written as 250-2x, which is actually twice the number less than 250, because we are subtracting 2x. We just need to write it like this:

2x-250

So the inequality should be:

3x + 100 < 2x - 250