SOLUTION: Mr. Sanderson baked 60 cookies. He wants to save more than 12 for his family and put the rest into a bag of 4 to sell at a bake sale. Which inequality could be used to show the num

Question 1117607: Mr. Sanderson baked 60 cookies. He wants to save more than 12 for his family and put the rest into a bag of 4 to sell at a bake sale. Which inequality could be used to show the numbers of bags (b) he can make
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b, number of bags at 4 cookies per bag

or
, number of cookies to save

This must be at least 12.
Start with this:

and solve if you want.

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