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For Mother's Day, Jackson is making a flower arrangement for his mom. Jackson adds 6 daisies to start. He plans to add at least as many sunflowers as daisies.Let s represent the number of sunflowers Jackson might use in the arrangement. Which inequality models the story?s>6s≥6s<6s≤6

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For Mother's Day, Jackson is making a flower arrangement for his mom. Jackson adds 6 daisies to start. He plans to add at least as many sunflowers as daisies.Let s represent the number of sunflowers Jackson might use in the arrangement. Which inequality models the story?s>6s≥6s<6s≤6

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The correct inequality that models the story is s≥6. This is because Jackson plans to add at least as many sunflowers as daisies, which means he could add the same amount (6) or more. Therefore, the number of sunflowers (s) is greater than or equal to 6.

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