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Darcie wants to crochet a minimum of 3 blankets to donate to a homeless shelter. She crochets at a rate of \(\frac{1}{15}\) of a blanket per day. She has 60 days until the donation date, but she wants to skip crocheting some days to volunteer in other ways.

Write an inequality to determine the number of days, \(s\), Darcie can skip crocheting and still meet her goal.

Answer :

Answer:

[tex]\frac{1}{15}(60-s)\geq 3[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, s represents the number of days Darcie can skip crocheting and still meet her goal.

Since, total days = 60,

Number of days for crocheting = 60 - s

∵ Darcie crochets at a rate of 1/15 of a blanket per day.

So, the total crochets made = crocheting rate per day × number of days for crocheting

[tex]\frac{1}{15}\times (60-s)[/tex]

According to the question,

Total crochets ≥ 3

[tex]\frac{1}{15}\times (60-s)\geq 3[/tex]

Which is the required inequality.

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