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Marcus was in the waiting room for 26 minutes before being called. He waited at least another 5 minutes before the doctor entered the examination room. Write and solve an inequality for the amount of time
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Marcus was in the waiting room for 26 minutes before being called. He waited at least another 5 minutes before the doctor entered the examination room.

Write and solve an inequality for the amount of time Marcus waited before seeing the doctor.

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Answer:

x
\geq31

Explanation:

since he waited 26 mins, then at LEAST 5 more mins, he had to wait at least 31 minutes before the doctor got to him.

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