Which inequality represents a number that is at least 6?

Which inequality represents a number that is at least 6?

• A. x ≥ 6
• B. x > 6
• C. x ≤ 6
• D. x < 6

Answer: (A)

The phrase “at least 6” means the value can be 6 or any number larger than 6. To include 6 itself, we use the “greater than or equal to” symbol. So the correct statement is x ≥ 6, which covers 6, 7, 8, and so on. The other forms either exclude 6 (strictly greater than 6) or describe numbers that are not as large (less than or equal to 6 or less than 6), which doesn’t match “at least 6.” For example, x = 6 makes the statement true, while x = 5 does not.

The phrase “at least 6” means the value can be 6 or any number larger than 6. To include 6 itself, we use the “greater than or equal to” symbol. So the correct statement is x ≥ 6, which covers 6, 7, 8, and so on. The other forms either exclude 6 (strictly greater than 6) or describe numbers that are not as large (less than or equal to 6 or less than 6), which doesn’t match “at least 6.” For example, x = 6 makes the statement true, while x = 5 does not.