Lizzy has 6.5 hours to tutor 4 students and spend 1.5 hours in a lab. She plans to tutor each student the same amount of time. The inequality 6.5 - 4t (greater than or equal to) 5 can be used to find t, the amount of time in hours Lizzy could spend with each student. Solve the inequality. Can Lizzy tutor each student for 1.5 hours? Explain.

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Marcus Wu

20 August, 02:18

Lizzy has 6.5 hours to tutor 4 students and spend 1.5 hours in a lab. She plans to tutor each student the same amount of time. The inequality 6.5 - 4t (greater than or equal to) 5 can be used to find t, the amount of time in hours Lizzy could spend with each student. Solve the inequality. Can Lizzy tutor each student for 1.5 hours? Explain.

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Ciara Whitehead · Answer 1

Not really sure whats up with that inequality but she can't, if she has to spend 1.5 hours in a lab that leaves her with 5 hours. 5/4 is 1.25, so no, she can only spend 1.25 hours with each student.