document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936697>Question 936697</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maria is having a birthday party for her friend Miguel. A total of 50 people will be at the party. She currently has 8 sodas. what inequality can be used to determine how many 12-packs of soda (x) she should buy so that each person can have at least two sodas? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't understand how to write the equation for this, please assist me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #570173 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><B>TimothyLamb(4379)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=TimothyLamb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=570173\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the minimum number of sodas she needs = 50*2 = 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she already has 8 sodas ...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so she needs this number of additional sodas = 100 - 8 = 92<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = number of 12-packs of soda to buy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x >= 92/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x >= 7.6666666666<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since she can't buy fractions of 12-packs, she must buy 8 packs<BR>\n" );
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