Bailey can put x houses of his holiday miniature village on each of 7 shelves. He also has 10 houses displayed on his buffet. If he wants to display at least 45 of his houses, how many houses must he put on each of the 7 shelves? Write an inequality to represent this situation

7x + 10 ≥ 45

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Number of shelves = 7

Number of houses to display on each shelf = x

Number of houses to display = atleast 45 (≥)

Number displayed on buffet = 10

Number displayed on buffet + (number of shelves * number per shelf) ≥ number of houses to display

10 + (7 * x) ≥ 45

7x + 10 ≥ 45

your answer would be 10x - 1