Question

The lake at which Maggie is fishing has a 36 fish limit. If she has already caught 7 fish, what is an inequality for the number of fish, f, she can catch

Answer 1

(7 + f) ≤ 36

Solving, we obtain

f ≤ 29

Explanation:

The lake has a limit of 36 fishes, that is the maximum number of fishes that can exist in the lake is 36.

Maggie has already caught 7 fishes. She can now catch an extra f fishes.

Total number of fishes that Maggie can catch = (7 + f)

But this number cannot be greater than the total number of fishes in the lake, 36 fishes.

(7 + f) ≤ 36

Solving by subtracting 7 from both sides, we have

f ≤ 29

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Answer 2

f + 7 ≤ 36

Explanation:

Given;

Lake fish limit = 36

Number of fishes she already caught = 7

The number of fishes she can catch more = f

The sum of the number of fishes she can catch more and the number of fishes she already caught must be less than or equal to the fish limit.

So;

f + 7 ≤ 36

Solving the inequalities;

f ≤ 36 - 7

f ≤ 29 fishes