Question

kenji is baking a loaf of bread and 6 bagels. he has 21 teaspoons of sesame seeds. he uses 9 teaspoons of sesame seeds on the loaf of bread. he wants to know how many teaspoons of sesame seeds he can use on each bagel. let x be the number of teaspoons of sesame seeds on each bagel. write an inequality to represent the situation.

Explanation:

Step1: Determine total sesame seeds used

The bread uses 9 teaspoons, and each of the 6 bagels uses \( x \) teaspoons, so total used is \( 9 + 6x \).

Step2: Relate to available sesame seeds

He has at most 21 teaspoons, so the inequality is \( 9 + 6x \leq 21 \).

Answer:

\( 9 + 6x \leq 21 \)