Question

ernest is making a seashell frame for his moms birthday gift. he plans to glue 30 seashells around the edge of the frame. ernest wants to use at most 14 white shells. let w represent the number of white shells ernest might use. which inequality models the story? 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 meaning of "at most"

"At most" means less than or equal to.

Step2: Relate to the variable

Since \(w\) represents the number of white shells and he wants to use at most 14 white shells, the inequality is \(w\leq14\).

Answer:

The inequality that models the story is \(w\leq14\). For graphing:

• Plot a closed circle at \(14\) (because \(w = 14\) is allowed as per \(w\leq14\)).
• Draw a ray to the left (since \(w\) can be less than \(14\)).