Question

Question 1

Answer 1

Answer: I x - 16ozI ≤ 0.4oz

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight is supposed to be exactly 16 oz.

But we can accept a maximum error of 0.4oz.

Now, if x is the weight of the sugar bag, the error can be calculated as:

E = x - 16oz

if x is larger than 16oz, we have E positive, which means that we have more sugar than 16oz

if x is smaller than 16 oz, we have E negative, which means that we are a little bit short of sugar in the bag.

Now, we know that the maximum error acceptable is 0.4 oz (negative or positive)

So we can write:

-0.4oz ≤ E ≤ 0.4oz

-0.4 ≤ x - 16oz ≤ 0.4oz

Now, if we apply absolute value to the error, we get:

I x - 16ozI ≤ 0.4oz

So the correct option is the fourth one (or the bottom one)