Joey Chestnut is trying to break his own record for eating the most whole hot dogs in 10 minutes. He needs to eat more than 72 hot dogs to break his record. After 1 minute, Joey has eaten 11 1/4 hot dogs. Let d represent the number of hot dogs Joey eats per minute for the next 9 minutes.  Which inequality represents the number of hot dogs per minute Joey could eat for the last 999 minutes to break his record? Choose 1 answer: (

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Joey Chestnut is trying to break his own record for eating the most whole hot dogs in 10 minutes. He needs to eat more than 72 hot dogs to break his record. After 1 minute, Joey has eaten 11 1/4 hot dogs. Let d represent the number of hot dogs Joey eats per minute for the next 9 minutes. 

Which inequality represents the number of hot dogs per minute Joey could eat for the last 999 minutes to break his record?

Choose 1 answer:
    1. (Choice A)

    11 1/4 + 9d>72

    1. (Choice B)
    2. B
    3. 11 1/4 +9d=72
    4. (Choice C)
    5. C
    6. 11 1/4d + 9>72
    7. (Choice D)
    8. D

    11 1/4d+9=72

     

Will Joey break his record if he eats 666 hot dogs per minute for the next 999 minutes?

Choose 1 answer:

Choose 1 answer:

  1. (Choice A)
  2. A
  3. Yes
  4. (Choice B)
  5. B
  6. No
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