Answer:
Choices are:
p>30
p<30
p=30
not enough information to tell
Answer is p>30
Step-by-step explanation:
Since there are more boys than girls, there must be at least 9 boys. Plug into equation: (b+8) represents number of students. If they each have at least 2 pencils we would use 2(b+8). Plugging in 9 for the boys we have: 2(9+8)=?
2(17)=34. So with the minimum number of boys there would be at least 34 pencils, so the answer is p>30
