Question

13 points CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN ??.Write a mathematical sentence that expresses the information given below. Use s as your variable name. If necessary:type < = to meanor > = to mean .If you need to show multiplication, do not use the letter x. Use the asterisk ( * ) symbol instead, or simplify your answer.Mr. Jones's algebra class has too many students in it. If the class were split exactly in half to form 2 new classes, each class would have no more than 17 students in it.

Answer 1

A mathematical sentence that expresses that Mr. Jones's algebra class, when split in half, would result in two classes of no more than 17 students each is expressed as: '2s ≤ 34'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asked to write a mathematical sentence that represents the situation where Mr. Jones's algebra class has too many students, and if split in half, each new class would have no more than 17 students. Given that we use s as the variable for the total number of students in the class, the mathematical sentence reflecting this scenario would be:

2s ≤ 34

where 2s represents the total number of students when the class is divided into two classes, and 34 is twice the maximum number of students per class (17 students per class times 2 classes). This indicates that the class, when divided in half, would result in two classes each having 17 or fewer students.

Answer 2

Let s = number of students in Mr. Jones's class. Lets step through what information is given.

1. If the class was split exactly in half...

so, we are starting with s/2

2. Then each class would have no more than 17 students...

s/2 <= 17

If you want the expression in terms of s only, then

s <= 34