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Chapter 3: Q15. (page 140)

Write an equality to represent the situation. “You must be at least48 inches tall to ride the roller coaster”.

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The inequality of the equation is x≥48 inches.

Step by step solution

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Step -1 - Apply the concept of Linear inequalities

In this type of question, Simply use the concept of understanding the question very carefully and then taking a variableand with accurate symbol >,< make a suitable inequality.

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Step -2 – Find the inequality by explaining the statement

Here, the statement is You must be at least 48 inches tall to ride the roller coaster.

From the above statement, it is clearly seen that the height of the person must be 48inches or minimum 48inches to ride the roller coaster.

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Step- 3 – Make the expression of the inequality

Now, Let x be the height in inches.

Then, the inequality of the statement is x≥48.

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