Question

last year, gina planted 9 tomato plants in her garden and made pasta sauce with the tomatoes she grew. gina wants to do it again this year, so she plans to plant at least as many tomato plants as she did last year.
let ( t ) represent the number of tomato plants gina will plant this year. which inequality models the story?
( t > 9 )
( t geq 9 )
( t < 9 )
( t leq 9 )
graph the inequality that models the story.
to draw a ray, plot an endpoint and select an arrow. select an endpoint to change it from closed to open. select the middle of the ray to delete it.

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the problem

Gina planted 9 tomato plants last year and wants to plant at least as many this year. Let \( t \) be the number of tomato plants this year. "At least" means the number this year is greater than or equal to 9.

Step2: Determine the inequality

The phrase "at least as many" translates to \( t \geq 9 \), because \( t \) (this year's plants) should be greater than or equal to 9 (last year's plants).

Answer:

\( t \geq 9 \)