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Scarlett bought a bag of soil for some new plants. She divided it evenly into 5 clay pots and put more than 6 quarts of soil into each pot. Let x represent how many quarts of soil were in the bag Which inequality describes the problem? (x)/(5)geqslant 6 (x)/(5)gt 6 Solve the inequality. Then complete the sentence to describe the solution. There were more than square quarts of soil in the bag.
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To solve this problem, we need to find the inequality that describes the situation and then solve it.<br /><br />Given information:<br />- Scarlett divided the bag of soil evenly into 5 clay pots.<br />- She put more than 6 quarts of soil into each pot.<br /><br />Let x represent the total amount of soil in the bag.<br /><br />The inequality that describes the problem is:<br />$\frac{x}{5} > 6$<br /><br />To solve the inequality, we need to isolate x:<br />$\frac{x}{5} > 6$<br />$x > 30$<br /><br />Therefore, the solution to the inequality is:<br />There were more than 30 quarts of soil in the bag.
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