Question

Eleanor needs to read at least 97 pages of a

book for homework. She has read 34 pages
already. Write and solve an inequality that
shows how many more pages p she must read

Answer 1

34 + p >= 97; she would have to read at least 63 more pages

Explanation:

Variable p = number of pages Eleanor still has to read

Since Eleanor has to read at least 97 pages, and she has already read 34 pages, then variable p should portray the difference beteeen 97 and 34. Eleanor is able to read more than 97 pages as the problem states "at least" so as long as the amount of pages is equal to 97 or greater than 97, then she would meet her goal

Difference of 97 and 34:

97 - 34 = 63