Question

2 after a long morning of sledding, Mrs.Fieldhouse made a batch of hot cocoa for her daughter and neighborhood friends. She divided it among 8 mugs. Each mug has more than 9 fluid ounces of hot cocoa. Write an inequality to describe the situation

Answer 1

`(x)/(8)>9`

Explanation:

step one:

given

we can say that the total amount of cocoa made by Mrs.Fieldhouse is

x ounces

Step two:

Since the total batch which is x ounces was divided into 8 mugs

then the expression is x/8

The inequality for the situation is

`(x)/(8)>9`