Question

Sofia has 16 hours to paint a living room and 2 bedrooms. She spends 7 hours painting the living room.

Write and solve an inequality to find how much time x she can spend on each bedroom if she splits her time equally.​

Answer 1

Answer: x≤4.5

Explanation:

Step 1: Find out how much time she has left

Started with 16 hours

Used 7 hours on the living room

16-7= 9

Step 2:Write an ineqality

9 hours for 2 bedrooms

x= time per bedroom

2x has to be less than or equal to 9, so the ineqaulity is :

2x≤9

x≤4.5 (because 9/2=4.5)

This means she must spend 4.5 hours or less per bedroom if she wants to spend her time equally.