SOLUTION: Use an inequality to solve the problem: One side of a retangle is 5 inches and the other side is x inches. Find the possible values of x if the area must be at lease 60 square in

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Question 594059: Use an inequality to solve the problem:
One side of a retangle is 5 inches and the other side is x inches.
Find the possible values of x if the area must be at lease 60 square inches.
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The area of a rectangle is length * width, so in this case, the area = 5*x.
The area must be at least 60, so 5x >= 60.
Divide both sides of the inequality by 5. x >= 12.