Question

Peter runs laps on the school track every afternoon. He wants to run no more than 60 minutes a day. He can consistently run each lap in 1.5 minutes. Which inequality best represents the situation and represents x, the greatest number of laps Peter could run in a day?

Answer 1

1.5x ≤ 60

Explanation:

He wants to run no more than 60 minutes a day

No more than means Less than or equal to with the inequality sign of ≤

Each lap = 1.5 minutes.

The greatest number of laps Peter could run = x

Therefore, the inequality that best represents the situation and represents x, the greatest number of laps Peter could run in a day

1.5 × x ≤ 60 minutes

= 1.5x ≤ 60

Solving for x

1.5x ≤ 60

x ≤ 60/1.5

x ≤ 40 laps

Hence, the Greatest number of laps = x that he can run is 40 laps