Question

Jeanette uses more yarn to knit a poncho than she uses to knit a scarf. Write an inequality to represent the amount of yarn Jeanette uses to knit a poncho (p), and explain how to represent the inequality on a number line.

Answer 1

`p > s`

Explanation:

Given

`p \to poncho`

`s \to scarf`

Required

The inequality

From the question, we understand that;

the number of p used is more than the number of s

more than means greater than.

So, the inequality is:

`p > s`

To represent this on a number line.

First, we identify the position of s (i.e. scarf)

`p > s` implies that p is any point to the right of s