Respuesta :
Answer:
The temperature in the greenhouse was at least
70 degrees before the heater stopped working.
Step-by-step explanation:
Write an inequality for this situation. Use x for the temperature in the greenhouse before the heater stopped working.
Solve this inequality. Use inverse operations to get x alone on one side of the inequality symbol.
What operation is used in the inequality xminus3greater than or equals67?
Subtraction
What is the inverse operation of subtraction?
Addition
try to get x alone on the left side of the inequality symbol. What value should be added to each side of the inequality xminus3greater than or equals67?
3
Add 3 to each side and simplify.
xminus3
greater than or equals
67
This is the original inequality.
xminus3plus3
greater than or equals
67plus3
Add 3 to each side.
x
x
greater than or equals
67plus3
Simplify the left side.
x
greater than or equals
nothing
Simplify the right side.
x
greater than or equals
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