Question

Marianne decreased the amount of minutes she ran today by 9 minutes. If she ran less than 28 minutes today, how many minutes, x, could she have run yesterday? ANSWER CHOICES: • x -9 < 28 • x X 9 > 28 • x ÷ 9 > 28​

Answer 1

Answer: x-9 < 28 (choice A)

Work Shown:

x = number of minutes she ran yesterday

x-9 = number of minutes she ran today

x-9 < 28 since she ran less than 28 minutes today