Miranda is packing eggs in cartons. each carton holds 12 eggs. she had already filled 3 cartons. how many more eggs does she need to fill atleast 17 cartons. write inequality

Multiply the number of cartons in total (17) by the number of eggs each carton holds (12) to find the number of eggs that she needs to fill all the cartons. Then, take your answer and subtract from it the number of eggs that can fit in 3 cartons (36).

The answer is 168.

the answer for this question is 38