Question

Beatrice is planning a birthday party for her sister. Beatrice plans to buy a cake that

costs $45. She also wants to get food catered from her sister's favorite restaurant.
The restaurant charges $13.25 per tray of food.
Beatrice writes the inequality 151 - 13.25t≥ 45 to represent this situation.
Part A: Explain why Beatrice uses the symbol ≥ instead of <, >, or < in this
inequality.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Beatrice uses the symbol ≥ in this inequality because she wants to make sure that the expression on the left side of the inequality is greater than or equal to the cost of the cake, which is $45. This means that she wants to make sure she has enough money to cover the cost of the cake and then some. By using the symbol ≥, Beatrice ensures that she will have enough money to buy the cake and catered food for her sister's birthday party.