Question

Katrina, Raul, and Boaz equally shared a bag of candy. Each person got at least 18 pieces of candy.

If represents the number of pieces of candy that were in the bag of candy, then drag the correct expression to the first box and the correct symbol to the second box to represent this situation.
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Answer 1

To represent the situation where Katrina, Raul, and Boaz equally shared a bag of candy, and each person got at least 18 pieces, we can set up the situation mathematically.

1. Let \( x \) represent the total number of pieces of candy in the bag.
2. Since there are 3 people sharing the candy, each person receives \( \frac{x}{3} \).
3. According to the problem, each person received at least 18 pieces. Therefore, we can write the inequality:

\[
\frac{x}{3} \geq 18
\]

To express \( x \) in terms of this inequality, we can multiply both sides by 3:

\[
x \geq 54
\]

Now, placing the correct expression and symbol in the boxes, we have:

**First Box:** \( x \)

**Second Box:** \( \geq \)

So the final answer would be:
- First Box: \( x \)
- Second Box: \( \geq \)