Felicity's dog eats two cups of dog food per day. Felicity's dog eats at least one-quarter cup more than one-half of the amount Martin's dog eats. If the amount of food that Martin's dog eats is represented by using m, which inequality represents the situation?

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27 June, 22:14

Felicity's dog eats two cups of dog food per day. Felicity's dog eats at least one-quarter cup more than one-half of the amount Martin's dog eats. If the amount of food that Martin's dog eats is represented by using m, which inequality represents the situation?

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Branden Irwin · Answer 1

If we let m be the amount of dog food that Martin's dog eats, then the amount of dog food that Felicity's dog eats is expressed in the inequality,

x ≥ 0.5m + 0.25

We use the symbol "≥" because of the "at least" phrase.