SOLUTION: An elephant needs to drink at least 40 gallons of water each day. A drinking tank contains 4 gallons of water. The elephant has already consumed 24 gallons of water. How many more

Question 1106385: An elephant needs to drink at least 40 gallons of water each day. A drinking tank contains 4 gallons of water. The elephant has already consumed 24 gallons of water. How many more tanks x
of water does the elephant need to drink? Write your answer as an inequality.
Answer by ikleyn(52832) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

24 + 4*x >= 40  ===>


x  >=  =  = 4.


Answer.  At least 4 drinking tanks more.

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