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. 9 + 6x ≤ 21 x ≤ 2 what does the inequality x ≤ 2 mean in this situation? kenji can use? teaspoons on each bagel more than 2 less than 2 2 or more 2 or fewer

Explanation:

The inequality \( x \leq 2 \) means that the value of \( x \) (teaspoons per bagel) is at most 2, or in other words, 2 or fewer. We analyze the meaning of the "less than or equal to" symbol: \( \leq \) implies the quantity can be equal to 2 or any number smaller than 2.

Answer:

2 or fewer