SOLUTION: Translate the following situation into an enequality. Please DO NOT SOLVE. Thank you in advance. Jeffrey needs to spend atleast 11 more hours studying for his collage entrance e

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Question 497297: Translate the following situation into an enequality. Please DO NOT SOLVE. Thank you in advance.
Jeffrey needs to spend atleast 11 more hours studying for his collage entrance exame. Tomorrow he has three more hours available than today. The next day he has half the time he has today. How many hours should he study each day?

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Jeffrey needs to spend atleast 11 more hours studying for his college entrance exam. Tomorrow he has three more hours available than today. The next day he has half the time he has today. How many hours should he study each day?
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Let "x" be number of hours he will study today.
Then "x+3" is # of hrs. he will study tomorrow.
And "x/2" is # of hrs he will study the next day.
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x + (x+3) + (x/2) >= 11
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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