1. **State the problem:** Mustafa, Heloise, and Gia have written more than 22 articles combined. Heloise wrote \(\frac{1}{4}\) as many as Mustafa, and Gia wrote \(\frac{3}{2}\) as many as Mustafa. We need to find an inequality for the number of articles Mustafa wrote, \(m\), and solve it.
2. **Write the inequality:** Let Mustafa's articles be \(m\).
Heloise's articles: \(\frac{1}{4}m\)
Gia's articles: \(\frac{3}{2}m\)
Total articles: \(m + \frac{1}{4}m + \frac{3}{2}m > 22\)
3. **Combine like terms:**
\[m + \frac{1}{4}m + \frac{3}{2}m = m + 0.25m + 1.5m = 2.75m\]
So the inequality is:
\[2.75m > 22\]
4. **Solve for \(m\):**
Divide both sides by 2.75:
\[m > \frac{22}{2.75} = 8\]
5. **Interpret the solution:** Mustafa must have written more than 8 articles.
**Answer:** \(m > 8\), which corresponds to choice C.
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