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Dante has 60 baseball cards. this is at least six more than three time as many cards as Anna. write and solve an inequality to represent the situation.

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A = # of cards Anna has
60 >= 3A + 6
54 >= 3A
A <= 18

User Slavik  Muz
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d=dante's cards number
a=anna's cards number

d=60
this (d) is at least (smallest is, aka greater than or equal to or >) 6 more than (+6) 3 times as many as anna (3 times a or 3a)

d>6+3a
d=60
60>6+3a
subtract 6 from both sides
54>3a
divide both sides by 3
18>a
anna has at least 18 cards
User Shane MacPhillamy
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