Question

Monica volunteered to pick up more than 10 pounds of trash along a highway near her neighborhood. On Friday she picked up 2 pounds of trash, and on Saturday she picked up 3 1/2 pounds of trash. If she picks up N pounds of trash on Sunday, which inequality can be used to determine whether Monica reached her goal?A 5 1/2 + N > 10 B 5 1/2 - N < 10C 5 1/2 > 10 + N D 5 1/2 < 10 - N

Answer 1

5 1/2 + N is more than or equal to 10

Answer 2

First of all, we start writing the information of the problem:

Friday 2 pounds

Saturday 3 1/2 pounds

Sunday N pounds

She has to pick up more than 10 pounds of trash, then:

2 + 3 1/2 + N >10

5 1/2 + N > 10

Finally, the answer is the letter A