Question

Andre hit 46 balls at practice. He hit no fewer than 20 less than double the number of hits Jason had. Which inequality represents the situation if j represents the number of hits Jason had?
46 minus 20 less-than 2 j
2 j minus 20 less-than-or-equal-to 46
46 minus 20 less-than-or-equal-to 2 j
2 j minus 20 greater-than-or-equal-to 46

Answer 1

"No fewer than" means "at least." So 46 is at least 20 less than double Jason's hits: 46 ≥ 2j − 20, which is the same as 2j − 20 ≤ 46. The correct choice is:
2 j minus 20 less-than-or-equal-to 46.