document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=798927>Question 798927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joel's family has four more pets than Brian's family. Together the two families have at least 7 pets. Let x represent the number of pets Brian's family has. Which inequality can be used to find the possible numbers of pets Brian's family has? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Y represents the number of pets in Joel's family and x represents the number of pets in Brian's family.  Because we know that y=4+x, and that the combined number has to equal 7 or greater, we subtract 7-4=3.  There for the minimum value for x is three. In the question, it states \"at least 7 pets\" so we know that both x/y may equal more than 7.  So we use a &#8805; sign to show that the number of pets in Brian's family may be three, or more. </SPAN>\n" );
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