Chapter 2.2, Problem 29E

To determine

To calculate:

The additional number of goals to break the record of NHL

Answer to Problem 29E

  $33$ more goal needs to be scored by hockey player to break the record of NHL .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Number of goals of NHL hockey player: $59$

Calculation:

Consider,

The amount of additional number of goals the player can score: $x$

As per the given statement:

The number of goals of player already scored plus the number of additional goals must be greater or equal to the record:

  $59+x\ge 92$

Now, subtract $59$ from both sides of above equation:

  $\begin{array}{l}59+x\ge 92\\ 59-59+x\ge 92-59\\ x\ge 33\end{array}$

So, the solution of $59+x\ge 92$ is $x\ge 33$ .

Therefore, the additional number of goals to break the record of NHL is $33$