The p > 2.75, the minimum whole number of points is 3.
Here is an inequality to determine the number of points per inning, p, Kim's team could have scored:
p * innings_left + 6 > 17
Where:
p is the number of points per inning
innings_left is the number of innings left when Kim's team was losing
6 is the score of Kim's team when there were 4 innings left
17 is the score of the other team when there were 4 innings left
Solving for p, we get:
p > (17 - 6) / innings_left
p > 11 / 4
p > 2.75
Since Kim's team scored a whole number of points per inning, the minimum whole number of points they could have scored is 3.
Therefore, the inequality to determine the number of points per inning, p, Kim's team could have scored is:
p > 2.75
And the minimum whole number of points per inning Kim's team could have scored is 3.