Question

Two puppies, Ruth and Scoonsie, are playing together. Scoonsie weighs 11 kilograms, and Ruth is lighter than Scoonsie. Write an inequality that describes r, Ruth's weight in kilograms.

Answer 1

Answer: r<11

Explanation:

Answer 2

`r < 11 kg`

Explanation:

Given :

Two puppies, Ruth and Scoonsie, are playing together.

Scoonsie weighs 11 kilograms.

Ruth is lighter than Scoonsie.

To Find : An inequality that describes r, Ruth's weight in kilograms.

Solution :

Since we are given that Scoonsie weighs 11 kilograms.

And also we are given that Ruth is lighter than Scoonsie i.e. Ruth's wieght is less than Scoonsie's weight .

Since r denotes Ruth's weight

⇒
`r < 11 kg`

Hence an inequality that describes r, Ruth's weight in kilograms:

`r < 11 kg`