Which sentence can represent the inequality 1 half x plus 3 fourths is greater than or equal to 5 and 1 fourth ?

The expression is the sum of half of a number, x, and three-fourths. The symbol x means “at least,” so the sentence is “The sum of half of a number and three-fourths is at least five and one quarter.” Choice A instead takes half of the entire sum, which is a different expression.

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