Patricia plans to build a tree house that is 1/2 the size of Cynthia's tree house. Patricia plans to make the area of her tree house at least 13 square feet. Write and solve an inequality to find the area of Cynthia's tree house. Use pencil and paper. Describe how you know which tree house is larger without solving the inequality.

Cynthia's Tree House is larger

Step-by-step explanation:

Let area of Patricia's Tree House = x

Let area of Cynthia's Tree House = y

From the statement Patricia plans to build a tree house that is 1/2 the size of Cynthia's tree house:

Patricia's House is at least 13 square feet, i.e a minimum of 13 square feet

Since

Therefore Cynthia's House Area

Comparing:

y is obviously larger.

let m = monomial

let t = trinomial

so, m times t = t.

monomial times a trinomial = another trinomial.