Question

clara and noah have started reading books during their summer break. clara has read 8 books and plans to read 1 book weekly. noah has only read 3 books so far but plans to read 2 every week. what is the minimum number of weeks noah needs to have the same number of books read as clara or more?
let ( x ) represent the minimum number of weeks noah needs to read.
write an inequality to represent the situation, then solve the inequality.
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an inequality that represents the situation is (square).
noah must read for at least (square) weeks to catch up to clara.

Explanation:

Step1: Define total books for each

Clara's total: $8 + 1x$; Noah's total: $3 + 2x$

Step2: Set up inequality

$3 + 2x \geq 8 + x$

Step3: Isolate x (subtract x)

$3 + x \geq 8$

Step4: Solve for x (subtract 3)

$x \geq 8 - 3$
$x \geq 5$

Answer:

An inequality that represents the situation is $3 + 2x \geq 8 + x$.
Noah must read for at least 5 weeks to catch up to Clara.