The short sides of a rectangle are 2 inches. The long sides of the same rectangle are three less than an unknown number of inches. Two students are told that the perimeter of this rectangle is at least 30 inches. The first student says, "The length of the long side must be at least 13 inches". The second student says, "The unknown number must be at least 10 inches". Which of the following statements is true?

The first student is correct.
The second student is correct.
Both students are correct.
Neither student is correct.

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step-by-step explanation:

in standard form:

a= dictionaries

b= maps

you have to buy 3 dictionaries, so put a 3 next to the a (dictionaries) so that you can multiply them by each other.

a3+b= 60 (the amount of money you have)

we already know the cost of a=15 so replace a with $15

($15 x 3)+b=60

multiply 15 and 3 to get $45 and replace it with $45

45+b=60

and then replace b with 15 to get the total:

45+15=60

that means you have $15 left after buying 3 dictionaries.

15 divided by the cost of a map ($5) equals 3.

so you can buy 3 maps.

sorry if it was confusing!

answer: you need to organize this better it does not make sense.

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