Question

A truck is said to get 18 miles per gallon on a highway, but this value can fluctuate,

Answer 1

Answer: 14 miles ≤ D ≤ 22 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mean distance traveled per gallon, is 18 miles.

But this can fluctuate, at most, by 4 miles.

Because we have here the "at most", we know that we should use the ≤, ≥ symbols.

Then, if the mean is 18mi, the range of possible distances traveled per gallon is:

(18 miles - 4 miles) ≤ D ≤ (18 miles + 4 miles)

Where D is the distance.

14 miles ≤ D ≤ 22 miles.

So the truck can get between 14 miles and 22 miles per gallon on the highway.