Question

1. In the inequality below, let x represent the number of muffins a bakery makeseach day. 3x + 11 s 260 Which of the following phrases MOST accuratelydescribes the number of muffins the bakery makes each day? *less than 83 muffinsmore than 83 muffinsexactly 83 muffinsat most 83 muffins

Answer 1

Jan, this is the solution to the problem:

Inequality to find the number of muffins a bakery makes everyday:

3x + 11 ≤ 260

Let's solve for x, this way:

3x ≤ 260 - 11

3x ≤ 249

Dividing by 3 at both sides:

3x/3 ≤ 249/3

x ≤ 83

The most accurate phrase that describes the number of muffins the bakery makes each day is:

at most 83 muffins