Question

Andre hit 46 balls at practice. He hit no fewer than 20 less than double the number of hits Jason had. Which inequality represents the situation if j represents the number of hits Jason had?

46 minus 20 less-than 2 j
2 j minus 20 less-than-or-equal-to 46
46 minus 20 less-than-or-equal-to 2 j
2 j minus 20 greater-than-or-equal-to 46

Answer 1

2j -20 ≤ 46

Explanation:

Answer 2

2j -20 ≤ 46

Explanation:

"20 less than double the number Jason [hit]" can be represented by 2j-20.

We are told that 46 is no fewer than this value, so it is greater than or equal to this value:

46 ≥ 2j -20

2j -20 ≤ 46 . . . . . swapping sides to match answer choices