Question

At the start of a hike a hiker was at an elevation of -50 feet or zero represents sea level the hiker climbs at a rate of 15 feet per minute. Write an inequality that represents T the number of minutes after the start of the hike when the hikers elevation was higher than 5 feet above sea level explain or show your reasoning

Answer 1

-50 + 15T > 5

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