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Word Problem Inequalities, a la Shmoop.

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On vacation in the Galapagos, your worst fear comes true...

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Zombie tortoises strike.

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You can see at least three thousand of them shuffling toward you.

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If "Z" represents the number of zombie tortoises, how would you put this into an inequality?

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Here are your options.

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The open part of the symbol should face whichever value is greater...

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Just like the gaping maw of the zombie tortoise opens wide, hungry for delicious brains...

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Or an ankle... since they're pretty low to the ground.

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Anyway, the answer is B. Since Z is greater than or equal to three thousand, you want

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to put a line under the symbol.

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You need to get off the island.

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You know how zombies are slower than humans?

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Zombie tortoises are even slower than regular tortoises.

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You have a lot of time.

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You have at most fourteen days before the zombies reach you.

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If "d" equals your days to live, how would you express this with an inequality?

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Here are your choices: Don't worry, we have plenty of time to break

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this down.

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"At most" can also mean "fourteen or fewer."

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B shows "greater than," so that one's out.

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D is equals, so that one's out too.

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You could have fewer than fourteen days, so you better play it safe.

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"Fourteen or fewer" also means that "d" is "less than or equal to fourteen."

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So the answer is C. So you have two weeks before those zombie

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tortoises start munching away on your brain.

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Slow and steady may not win this race.

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