Question

starglow seeker is katies favorite game to play at the arcade. katie wants to beat the games high score. to reach her goal, she needs to earn more than 186 stars. let s represent the number of stars katie should try to earn. which inequality models the story?
$s > 186$
$s \geq 186$
$s < 186$
$s \leq 186$
graph the inequality that models the story.
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number line from 180 to 190 with ticks at each integer

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the problem

Katie needs to earn more than 186 stars. Let \( s \) be the number of stars she earns. "More than" means the value of \( s \) should be greater than 186.

Step2: Identify the correct inequality

The inequality for "more than 186" is \( s > 186 \). The other options: \( s\geq186 \) means greater than or equal to 186, \( s < 186 \) means less than 186, \( s\leq186 \) means less than or equal to 186. So the correct one is \( s > 186 \).

Answer:

\( s > 186 \)