Question

kenji is baking a loaf of bread and 6 bagels. he has 21 teaspoons of sesame seeds. he uses 9 teaspoons of sesame seeds on the loaf of bread. he wants to know how many teaspoons of sesame seeds he can use on each bagel.
let $x$ be the number of teaspoons of sesame seeds on each bagel.
$9 + 6x \leq 21$
$x \leq 2$
what does the inequality $x \leq 2$ mean in this situation?
kenji can use ？ teaspoons

Explanation:

Step1: Define variable context

Let $x$ = tsp per bagel.

Step2: Interpret inequality meaning

$x \leq 2$ caps per-bagel seed use.

Answer:

Kenji can use at most 2 teaspoons of sesame seeds on each bagel.