Brock wants to compete for the featherweight boxing title, but the upper limit for that weight class is 126 pounds. He currently

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Brock wants to compete for the featherweight boxing title, but the upper limit for that weight class is 126 pounds. He currently

weighs 134 pounds. Brock can lose 3 pounds per day if he does vigorous workouts. The number of days, d, that Brock will need to work out to compete at the featherweight level is represented by the inequality 134 – 3d < 126. Select the fewest number of days he would have to work out to compete at the featherweight level. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

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2 answers:

GaryK [48] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-15T23:16:58+03:00

GaryK [48]4 years ago

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Answer:

C. 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Brock weighs 134 pounds, he will lose 3 pounds a day until he is 126 pounds

D will represent the number of days he will work out.

134 - 3d < 126

134 - 3(3) < 126

134 - 9 = 125

125 < 126

3 days

blondinia [14] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-16T01:06:44+03:00

blondinia [14]4 years ago

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We can say that Brock needs to workout for minimum 3 days to compete at feather weight level.