Question

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Francis is playing an online puzzle game. He has 25 points and earns 5 points for puzzle he solves correctly. He will advance to the next round if his score is over 75 points. Which inequality can Francis use to find how many more puzzles he must solve to advance to the next round?

Answer 1

25 + 5x > 75

Explanation:

Let x be the number of puzzles Francis needs to solve to advance to the next round.

25 points + (No. of rounds × Points per round) is more than 75 points.

25 points: 25

(No. of rounds × Points per round): 5x

is more than: >

75 points: 75

25 points + (No. of rounds × Points per round) is more than 75 points:

25 + 5x > 75

Answer 2

x>10

or

5x+25>75

Explanation: