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.

a. Write an inequality that describes this situation. Let c represent the number of cans of food that must be collected by the end of the third week of your class to meet or surpass its goal.

b. How many cans are needed to meet or surpass the goal?

5 answers

c >/= 325 - 135 - 89

c >/= 101

so 101 or more
A. 135+89+C=325

B. 224+C>=325
-224 -224
C>=101
I have answers is right
Your class hopes to collect at least 425 cans of food for the annual food drive. There were 113 cans donated the first week and 102 more the second week.
a.) 135 + 89 + C ≥ 325
224 + C ≥ 325

b.) 224 + C ≥ 325
C ≥ 325 - 224
C ≥ 10