Solving real-world problems that involve inequalities is very much like solving problems that involve equations.
Example 1
In order to get a bonus this month, Leon must sell at least 120 newspaper subscriptions. He sold 85 subscriptions in the first three weeks of the month. How many subscriptions must Leon sell in the last week of the month?
Solution
Let x = the number of subscriptions Leon sells in the last week of the month. The total number of subscriptions for the month must be greater than 120, so we write :
85 + x ≥ 120.
We solve the inequality by subtracting 85 from both sides: x ≥ 35.
Leon must sell 35 or more subscriptions in the last week to get his bonus.
Check
To check the answer, we see that 85 + 35 = 120. If he sells 35 or more subscriptions, the total number of subscriptions he sells that month will be 120 or more. The answer checks out.
Example 2
Virenas Scout troop is trying to raise at least $650 this spring. How many boxes of cookies must they sell at $4.50 per box in order to reach their goal?
Solution
Let x = number of boxes sold. Then the inequality describing this problem is 4.50 ≥ 650.
We solve the inequality by dividing both sides by 4.50: x ≥ 144.44.
We round up the answer to 145 since only whole boxes can be sold.
Virenas troop must sell at least 145 boxes.
Check
If we multiply 145 by $4.50 we obtain $652.50, so if Virenas troop sells more than 145 boxes they will raise more than $650. But if they sell 144 boxes, they will only raise $648,
which is not enough. So they must indeed sell at least 145 boxes. The answer checks out.
Answer:
116
Step-by-step explanation:
as you can tell it is an obtuse angle.
This question is incomplete. There are options in the question (from reference) and no highlight in the red bolded text in the question.
What effect does decreasing the temperature of a room have on a lifespan of a battery?
Which variable is highlighted in red, bolded tex?
a
. Independent
b
. Dependent
c
. Control
d
. None
But the answer to both the independent and dependent variables will be provided and explained in detail.
Answer:
Independent variable: decrease in temperature
Dependent variable: lifespan of battery
Step-by-step explanation:
The independent variable in an experiment is defined as the variable that can be changed or manipulated in order to find an outcome while the dependent variable is defined as the variable that is influenced by the changes in the independent variable.
In the given example, a decrease in temperature is the dependent variable as it is changing and the lifespan of battery is the dependent variable as it is responding to the independent variable ?9decrease in temperature).
Greetings!
Yes, the degree on a monomial can be negative:
Example:
This is equal to:
Hope this helps.
-Benjamin
Answer:
The cosine of the angle is 4/5.
Step-by-step explanation:
An acute angle is between 0º and 90º, in the first quadrant of the trigonometric circle, in which both the sine and the cosine are positive values.
For each angle 
, we have that:
We have that:
So
The cosine of the angle is 4/5.
