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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.

PLEASE HELP MEEEEEE

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Answer: 3(x)≥15 →x≥5

Explanation:

Set it up with x as the number of days. Then multiply that by 3, so that you get 3(x). This will show that for an x amount of days, you ran 3 miles. then set it to MORE THAN or EQUAL TO 15. Then divide both sides by 3, and you get the above answer.

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