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Anna takes 2 minutes to perform each exercise of her workout routine at the gym. She has already been at the gym for 20 minutes and wishes to be there no longer than 1 hour in total. Anna wonders if she has time to do 18 more exercises.

(1.) Write an inequality to find the maximum number of exercises x Anna can perform without leaving the gym later than she planned.
(2.) Does Anna have time to do 18 more exercises. Explain.

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Answer:

1. 20 + 2x ≤ 60

2. Yes, see explanation

Explanation:

Let x equal the amount of exercises Anna can perform.

The inequality will look like this:

20 + 2x ≤ 60

Let's go over each of the values and why there in the equation.

20: The amount of minutes Anna has already spent in the gym

2: The amount of minutes per exercise

x: The amount of exercises Anna can perform

≤: The amount of exercises must be less than or equal to the amount of time Anna is willing to spend in the gym.

60: The amount of minutes in an hour; the amount of time Anna is willing to spend at the gym.

Now, plug in 18 for x for question 2.

20 + 2(18) ≤ 60

Evaluating 2*18, the inequality becomes 20 + 36 ≤ 60.

Evaluating 20 + 36, the inequality becomes 56 ≤ 60.

Since 56 is less than 60, we can determine that Anna has time to do 18 more exercises.

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