Complete question :
Zara, Sam, Shyla, and Ryan are playing a game with marbles, Match the statements with the number lines that represent their solutions:
Two more than Shyla's score is less than 9.
Shyla's score is x;
Three times the number of marbles that
Zara has is more than 15. The number
of marbles Zara has is x;
Sam needs more than 6 points to quality
for the next level of the game. The
number of points Sam needs is x;
Two times Ryan's score is less than 12
Ryan's score is x
Answer:
x < 7 (third number line)
x > 5 (4th number line)
x > 6 (1st number line)
x < 6 (2nd number line)
Explanation:
2 more than Shyla's score is less than 9 ; Shyla's score is x ;
x + 2 < 9
x < 9 - 2
x < 7 (third number line)
Three times the number of marbles that Zara has is more than 15. The number of marbles Zara has is x;
3x > 15 ;
x > 15 / 3
x > 5 (4th number line)
Sam needs more than 6 points to quality for the next level of the game. The number of points Sam needs is x;
x > 6 (first number line)
Two times Ryan's score is less than 12 Ryan's score is x;
2x < 12
x < 12 / 2
x < 6 (2nd number line)