The statement in your question contains a misunderstanding regarding the comparison between Marcie's age and the age requirement for having a social media account.
If Marcie is 11 years old, her age (x) is not greater than the age requirement (which is 12 years old); rather, it is less than the requirement. So we can rewrite the inequality to accurately reflect this:
Since Marcie's age must be less than 12 to meet the requirement, we would say:
\[ x < 12 \]
This indicates that Marcie's age (x) is less than the social media age requirement.
Additionally, because Marcie is not eligible for a social media account given that she is 11 years old, we can also express that:
\[ x < 12 \quad (Marcie's , age , is , less , than , the , requirement) \]
To summarize, the correct inequality representing Marcie's age in relation to the social media age requirement is:
\[ x < 12 \]
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