Question

Nathaniel needs to order some new supplies for the restaurant where he works. The restaurant needs at least 381 forks. There are currently 237 forks. If each set on sale contains 8 forks, use the drop-down menu below to write an inequality representing ss, the number of sets of forks Nathaniel should buy.

Answer 1

We have the next given information:

- The restaurant needs at least 381 forks.

-There are currently 237 forks.

- Each set on sale contains 8 forks

Now, we need to write an inequality that represents the number of sets of forks Nathaniel should buy.

So, we can find the number of forks that we need to complete the request, we can make the next operation:

Forks that the restaurant needs - currently forks

Replacing:

381 - 237 = 144

So, the restaurant needs 144 forks.

Set x for each set of forks:

At least means greater than or equal to, which is represented by the next sign " ≥".

Hence, we can make the next inequality:

`8x\ge144`

If we solve the inequality:

`\begin{gathered} x\ge(144)/(8) \\ z\ge18 \end{gathered}`

This means that Nathaniel needs to order at least 18 sets of forks.