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Jane and Kevin each ran every day as part of an exercise routine. Jane ran 3 miles each day for x days. Kevin ran 4 miles each day for y days.The total number of miles that Jane ran is greater than the total number of miles that Kevin ran. Write an inequality describing this relationship.

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Hello there. To solve this question, we want to determine an inequality that shows the relation between the total number of miles each of Jane and Kevin ran.

We know that Jane ran 3 miles each day for x days and Kevin ran 4 miles each day for y days.

The total number of miles Jane ran is given by the product of how many miles she ran each day and the number of days. It gives:


J=3x

Next, the total number of miles Kevin ran is given by the product of how many miles he ran each day and the number of days. Then we get


K=4y

Knowing that the total number of miles Jane ran is greater than the total number of miles Kevin ran, we simply have that


3x>4y

This is the inequality we're looking for.

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