Ms. Estrada plans to take 36 chocolate chip cookies to sell at a bake sale. She wants to bake enough to keep at least 24 cookies for her cookie jar at home. Let x represent how many chocolate chip cookies Ms. Estrada will bake. Which inequality describes the problem? Choices: (A)x - 36 ≤ 24 (B)x - 36 ≥ 24 Solve the inequality. Then, complete the sentence to describe the solution. Ms. Estrada will bake at least ____ chocolate chip cookies.

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Ms. Estrada plans to take 36 chocolate chip cookies to sell at a bake sale. She wants to bake enough to keep at least 24 cookies for her cookie jar at home.  Let x represent how many chocolate chip cookies Ms. Estrada will bake. Which inequality describes the problem?   Choices: (A)x - 36 ≤ 24 (B)x - 36 ≥ 24    Solve the inequality. Then, complete the sentence to describe the solution. Ms. Estrada will bake at least ____ chocolate chip cookies.

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Identify Cookies Needed:  Ms. Estrada needs to keep 24 cookies and also take 36 to the bake sale. We need to find the total minimum number of cookies she should bake. Define Equation:  Let x be the total cookies she bakes. She keeps 24 and takes 36 to the sale, so the equation is x - 36 (cookies for the sale) should be at least 24 (cookies for home). Set Up Inequality:  Set up the inequality: x - 36 ≥ 24. Solve Inequality:  Solve the inequality: Add 36 to both sides to isolate x. x - 36 + 36 ≥ 24 + 36 x ≥ 60 Final Cookie Count:  Ms. Estrada will bake at least 60 chocolate chip cookies to meet her needs for the bake sale and her cookie jar.

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