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Two-step inequality word problems

Kim's softball team is playing in the championship game. They are losing by a score of 1717 to 66. There are 44 innings to go. Kim wants to know how many runs her team needs per inning to win the game if the other team does not score. (Each run is worth 11 point.)
Let rr represent the number of runs per inning. Assume that the team scores the same number of runs per inning, and write an inequality to determine the number of runs per inning needed to win the game.
Find the minimum whole number of runs needed per inning for Kim's team to win the big game.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
runs per inning