Arestaurant has 1,996 forks, 1,745 knives and 2,116 spoons. the owner wants to have 2000 of each utensil. she can buy more utensils or donate extra utensils. how many additional forks and knives are needed? how many extra spoons are there?

1. x> -5

2. x< 8

step-by-step explanation:

1. 2x> -10

divide by 2 from both sides of equation.

2x/2> -10/2

simplify, to find the answer.

-10/2=-5

x> -5 is the correct answer.

2. 3x< 24

divide by 3 from both sides of equation.

3x/3< 24/3

simplify, to find the answer.

24/3=8

x< 8 is the correct answer.

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