Jim practiced playing the trumpet for 2.5 hours last weekend. This weekend, Jim plans to practice for even longer.

Question

Let p represent the time, in hours, that Jim plans to practice playing the trumpet this weekend. Which inequality models the story?

Answer 1

To model the story using an inequality, we recognize that Jim plans to practice for a longer time than he did last weekend. Since he practiced for 2.5 hours last weekend, we can express this with the variable \( p \).

The inequality that represents this situation is:

\[ p > 2.5 \]

This inequality indicates that the time Jim plans to practice (represented by \( p \)) must be greater than 2.5 hours.