Anton must finish reading a 369-page book in the next 7 days. Which of the following inequalities can be used to represent x, the average number of pages he must read each day to finish the book on or ahead of schedule?
Q. Anton must finish reading a 369-page book in the next 7 days. Which of the following inequalities can be used to represent x, the average number of pages he must read each day to finish the book on or ahead of schedule?
Calculate Total Pages: Determine the total number of pages Anton needs to read. Anton has a 369-page book to finish.
Determine Days Available: Determine the total number of days Anton has to read the book.Anton has 7 days to finish the book.
Calculate Average Pages per Day: Calculate the average number of pages Anton must read each day.To find the average number of pages per day, divide the total number of pages by the number of days.Average pages per day = Total pages / Number of daysAverage pages per day = 369 pages / 7 daysAverage pages per day = 52.7142857 pages/daySince Anton can't read a fraction of a page, he must read at least 53 pages a day to finish on time.
Write Inequality: Write the inequality to represent the average number of pages Anton must read each day.Anton must read at least 53 pages a day, so the inequality will show that the number of pages he reads per day (x) must be greater than or equal to 53.The inequality is x≥53.
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