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Joe ran 3 miles yesterday and wants to run at least 15 miles this week. Write an inequality that can be used to determine the additional number of days Joe must run this week if each run is 3 miles. Then solve the inequality.

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Answer:

3 +3d ≥ 15

d ≥ 4

Explanation:

Since Joe runs 3 miles for each day he runs, the number of miles he runs in d days is 3d. That, added to the distance he has already run, will total the amount for the week. He wants that to be at least (greater than or equal to) 15 miles:

3 + 3d ≥ 15

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We can divide by 3 to get ...

1 + d ≥ 5

d ≥ 4 . . . . . . . subtract 1

Joe must run at least 4 additional days this week to run at least 15 miles.

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