Answer:
it requires more than or equal to 4 tanks
Explanation:
An elephant needs to drink at least 40 gallons of water each day. A drinking tank contains 4 gallons of water. The elephant has already consumed 24 gallons of water. How many more tanks x of water does the elephant need to drink? Write your answer as an inequality.
An elephant drinks 40 gallons of water
a tank contains 4 gallon of water
lets convert the 40 gallons of water to tanks,t
40/4=10t
the elephant has consumed 24 gallons already
it means it has consumed 24/4=6t
x=more tanks need to drink
xt+6t≥10t..................1
xt≥10t-6t
x≥4
it requires more than or equal to 4 tanks