Question

laras soccer team has a pasta party once a month. lara used 8.5 pounds of ground beef to make the meatballs for last months party. she made too many, so lara plans to use less ground beef this month than she did last month. let b represent the amount of ground beef, in pounds, that lara might use for this months party. which inequality models the story? b > 8.5 b ≥ 8.5 b < 8.5 b ≤ 8.5 graph the inequality that models the story. to draw a ray, plot an endpoint and select an arrow. select an endpoint to change it from closed to open. select the middle of the ray to delete it.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the relationship

Lara used 8.5 pounds last month. This month she uses less. So \(b\) (this - month's amount) is less than 8.5.

Answer:

\(b < 8.5\)

For graphing:

• Plot an open circle at \(8.5\) (because \(b\) is not equal to \(8.5\)) on the number - line.
• Draw a ray to the left of \(8.5\) (since \(b\) is less than \(8.5\)).