Question

Mr. Garcia has been asked to give 6 desks to Mrs. Johnson. He needs to keep at least 17 desks for his students. He created a model to find x, the number of desks he must have in order to give 6 desks to Mrs. Johnson. Which inequality represents the model for this situation?

Answer 1

The inequality which represents the model for this situation is
`x-6\geq 17`.

Explanation:

Let Mr. Garcia has
`x` number of desks initially.

He has been asked to give
`6` desks to Mrs. Johnson.

Also, he needs to keep at least
`17` desks for his students.

So, after giving
`6` desks to Mrs. Johnson from the total number of desks he has, he must have at least
`17` desks for his students.

Therefore, the inequality is:
`x-6\geq 17`.

Hence, the inequality which represents the model for this situation is
`x-6\geq 17`.