Question

Darcie wants to crochet a minimum of 3 blankets to donate to a homeless shelter. Darcie crochets at a rate of 1/15 of a blanket per day. She has 60 days until when she wants to donate the blankets, but she also wants to skip crocheting some days so she can volunteer in other ways. Write an inequality to determine the number of days, s, Darcie can skip crocheting and still meet her goal.

Answer 1

Answer:

s ≤ 60 - (3 ÷ 1/15)

s ≤ 15

Step-by-step explanation:

s = number of days Darcie can skip crocheting

Find the number of days needed to make 3 blankets:

1 day = 1/15 of a blankets

Number of days needed = 3 ÷ 1/15

Find the number of days she can skip:

s ≤ 60 - (3 ÷ 1/15)

Solve s:

s ≤ 60 - (3 ÷ 1/15)

s ≤ 60 - 45

s ≤ 15

Answer: The equation is s ≤ 60 - (3 ÷ 1/15). She can skips at most 15 days.

Answer 2

$\underline{\textsf{Step-by-step explanation:}}$

s = number of days Darcie can skip crocheting

Find the number of days needed to make 3 blankets:

1 day = 1/15 of a blankets

Number of days needed = 3 ÷ 1/15

Find the number of days she can skip:

s ≤ 60 - (3 ÷ 1/15)

Solve s:

s ≤ 60 - (3 ÷ 1/15)

s ≤ 60 - 45

s ≤ 15

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$\underline{\textsf{Answer:}}$

The equation is s ≤ 60 - (3 ÷ 1/15). She can skips at most 15 days.

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