Question

You are planning a backpacking trip. You must hike a minimum of 11 miles each day in order to complete the trip in the time you have available. Write an inequality to represent the situation. Let x represent the number of miles you must hike each day.

Answer 1

x≥11

Explanation:

The information provided indicates that you have to hike minimum 11 miles each day to be able to complete the trip in the time you have and this means that the number of miles you hike each day has to be greater than or equal to 11 and this can be expressed as:

x≥11, where:

x is the number of miles you must hike each day.