Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The first thing that we can do is look at the equation of the line and then worry about the inequality afterwards.
This line has a y-intercept of 4 and a slope of -1.
This means that the equation of this line would be 
Now that we have the equation of the line, we just need to determine which inequality sign to use.
As the shaded region is BELOW the line, we will use a less than (<) sign.
As the line is fully shaded, I can only assume that it is meant to include the line, which would mean that
would be the equation for this inequality.
Answer:
If you are looking for x your answer will be x=2
Let t represent Todd's age now.
.. 4(t -3) -(t -3) = 81 . . . . . . 3 years ago, their differnce in ages was 81.
.. 3t -9 = 81
.. t = (81 +9)/3 = 30
Todd is 30 now.
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You can also work this by considering "ratio units." 3 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 4:1, a difference of 3. That difference corresponds to 81 years, so each "ratio unit" represents 81/3 = 27 years. Todd's age then was 1 ratio unit, 27 years. Now, Todd's age is 30.