Enter an inequality that expresses the reason the lengths 9 feet, 18 feet, and 36 feet could not be used to make a triangle. Complete the explanation of how the inequality demonstrates that fact.
The inequality is
If the combined length of
two sides of a triangle is (select) than the length of the third side, the two
shorter sides will (select)
to form a triangle with the third side. Here, the combined
length of 9 ft and 18 ft is
ft, not enough to make a triangle.

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size. it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?