Question

Forest fires are most likely to occur when the air temperature (t) is greater than 60°F.

Answer 1

The temperature (t) needs to be greater than 60

So you would have t > 60

Answer 2

Answer:

t > 60

Explanation:

In order to answer this question we must determine two things: what two terms will be compared in the inequality and what symbol we will use to compare them. Let's start by finding, 'what two terms will be compared.'

Read the following quote from the problem...

"Forest fires are most likely to occur when the air temperature (t) is greater than 60°F."

Since the temperature (t) must be greater than sixty degrees to start a forest fire, these are the two terms that we will be comparing in the inequality.

Now, let's find out what symbol we will use to compare the terms.

Because the problem uses the phrase "greater than" to represent the comparison between the temperature of the air and an average of sixty degrees, the symbol we will be using in the inequality is the greater than sign, >.

Finally, use all the facts we have established to write the inequality.

· t = air temperature

· > = greater than

· 60 = max temp. before forest fire occurs

Therefore, the inequality for the solution is t > 60.