Question

Ebony waited more than 56 minutes in the doctor’s office. Which set of steps shows how to write an inequality that represents the number of minutes that Ebony waited?

Identify the variable as the number of minutes, x. Identify the inequality symbol as greater than. Identify the constant as 56 minutes. Write the inequality as x greater-than 56.


Identify the variable as the number of minutes, x. Identify the inequality symbol as greater than. Identify the constant as negative 56 minutes. Write the inequality as x minus 56.


Identify the variable as the number of minutes, x. Identify the inequality symbol as greater than. Identify the constant as Negative 56 minutes. Write the inequality as x greater-than negative 56.


Identify the variable as the number of minutes, x. Identify the inequality symbol as greater than. Identify the constant as 56 minutes. Write the inequality as x = 56.

Answer 1

The answer is A

Explanation:

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Answer 2

A.

Explanation:

Given that Ebony waited for more than 56 minutes, option A summarizes the steps to write the inequality.

First, the term "more than" means greater than which is represented by the inequality symbol, >.

So, let's assume that the inequality variable is x and given that the minute she waited for is more than 56.

Writing this together will give

x > 56.

Hence, from the list of given options, only option A gives the actual representation of the statement; while others are not