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The phrase greater than or equal to
divides the sentence into what should be on the left-hand side and what should be on the right-hand side of the inequality.
z-6≥11
greater than or equal to,so we can identify that the inequality symbol should be ≥. A number z minus 6 ≥ 11
On the left-hand side, we have one key phrase: minus.
These words tell us the operations that will be used in our inequality. Minus
indicates subtraction.
A number $z$ minus 6
z - 6
On the right-hand side, we have a constant. Putting these sides together, we have a complete inequality.
A number $z$ minus 6 is greater than or equal to 11
z - 6 ≥ 11