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Thomas needs at least 8 apples to make an apple pie. He has 3 apples. If x represents the number of apples Thomas still needs, which inequality can be used to represent the situation? mc012-1.jpg mc012-2.jpg mc012-3.jpg mc012-4.jpg

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3x>=8
It should be
Three is less than or equal to eight
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User AVEbrahimi
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Your answer would be D, x + 3 ≥ 8. The keyword "at least" hints that it has to be a greater than or equal to symbol.

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User Mark Morrisson
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