SOLUTION: Translate the following into an inequality. DO NOT SOLVE A student scored 89 and 72 on his first two quizzes. What does he need to score on the third quiz to have an average of

Question 423071: Translate the following into an inequality. DO NOT SOLVE
A student scored 89 and 72 on his first two quizzes. What does he need to score on the third quiz to have an average of at least 86?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, richard1234:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(89+72+x)/3=>86
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The average must be at least 86, so

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