SOLUTION: Which of the following inequalities best describes the statement: “I am inviting more than 8 people to my birthday party.” p < 8 p > 8 p &#8805; 8 p &#8804; 8

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Question 1086632: Which of the following inequalities best describes the statement: “I am inviting more than 8 people to my birthday party.”
p < 8
p > 8

p ≥ 8
p ≤ 8
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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p = number of people invited to the party

There are more than 8 people, so the smallest value for p is p = 9

We could have p = 9, p = 10, p = 11, etc etc. So p > 8 is the correct inequality.

Recall that the open end of the > symbol indicates which is the larger side.