Question

Lionel plays trumpet for a minimum of 45 minutes on the days that he practices. If x is the number of days that Lionel practices and y is the total number of hours he spends practicing, what would the inequality be?

Answer 1

The inequality is 0.75x greater than or equal to y

Explanation:

Given : Lionel plays trumpet for a minimum of 45 minutes on the days that he practices. If x is the number of days that Lionel practices and y is the total number of hours he spends practicing.

To find : Which inequality represents this situation?

Solution : He plays trumpet for a minimum of 45 minutes

If x is the number of days that Lionel practices then he practices for at least

hours

y is the total number of hours he spends practicing

So, the inequality form is:

i.e, 0.75x is greater than y.