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

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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(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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b, number of bags at 4 cookies per bag

60-b%2A4
or
60-4b, number of cookies to save


This must be at least 12.
Start with this:
highlight%2860-4b%3E=12%29

and solve if you want.
15-b%3E=3
highlight_green%28b%3C=12%29