Question

Your class hopes to collect at least 325 cans of food for the annual food drive. There were 135 cans donated the first week and 89 more the second week. Write the inequality that’s describes the situation. Let c represent the number of cans.

Answer 1

In the class there is the hope to collect at least 325 cans. 

This means the inequality will be reprensentes by the symbol ≥, this means the minimum goal for cans colected is 325.

There were 135 cans donated the first week and 89 cans donated the second week. 

The total amount of cans donated will be 135 + 89

135 + 89 =224

So, the total amount of cans donated in two weeks is 224.

The cans that are still missing to reach the goal will be represented by the letter C

So the inequality is represented by the expression below.

224 + C ≥ 325