Make an inequality for the situation.

Question

Miranda is packing eggs in cartons. Each carton holds 12 eggs. She has already filled 3 cartons. How many more eggs does she need at least to fill at least 17 cartons?

Answer 1

She needs 17×12=204 eggs to fill exactly 17 cartons. The number of eggs, n, she needs to fill the remaining cartons is 204-36=168. So n≥168. This can be written n≥12(17-3).