Question

Andre is making paper cranes to decorate for a party. He plans to make one large paper

crane for a centerpiece and several smaller paper cranes to put around the table. It takes
Andre 10 minutes to make the centerpiece and 3 minutes to make each small crane. He will
only have 30 minutes to make the paper cranes once he gets home.
1. Andre wrote the inequality 3x + 10 < 30 to plan his time. Describe what x, 3x, 10,
and 30 represent in this inequality.

Answer 1

x is the number of small cranes he can make

3x is the amount of time it takes to make all of those small cranes

10 is the amount of time it takes to make just the centerpiece

30 is how much time in total he has to make all of the paper crane

Explanation:

Answer 2

x is the number of small cranes he can make

3x is the amount of time it takes to make all of those small cranes

10 is the amount of time it takes to make just the centerpiece

30 is how much time in total he has to make all of the paper cranes

Explanation: